This indicates that drug dealers were finding it harder to source fentanyl and were turning to shrinkflation. “Lots of things ...

Adjusting the data for age also changed the list of states with the fewest accidental deaths due to falls. Alabama had the fewest (5.2), followed by New Jersey (5.7) and California (6.6). Next was ...

The highest rate of fall-related deaths and hospitalizations has been found in the oldest age group of 85 and up. This is most likely due to physiological decline, reduced muscle strength, impaired ...

A recent study links the onset of the COVID pandemic to an increase in deaths related to falls at home in older adults.

Fall-related deaths among Americans 65+ tripled from 1990 to 2023, reaching 41,000. Experts highlight medications acting on the nervous system as key fall-risk factors. Despite awareness and ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Uneven floors. Ill-fitting shoes. Vertigo-inducing medications. Lots of things can bring on a fall — and they ...