As ice forms, health experts report more fall-related injuries this winter, especially among seniors, urging precautions like ice cleats to avoid fractures and head injuries.

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...

After many years of partisan politics, increasingly divisive language, finger-pointing and inflammatory speech have ...

Providence Healthcare's Falls Prevention Clinic offers education and resources to help patients prevent falls and improve ...

It’s that time of year for skiing, ice skating and sledding, but how do we ensure our children stay safe while having fun? Some of the most common injuries reported involve wrists, forearms ...

Author Adam James Pollock told Newsweek the best option for home cooks is to get a wooden cutting board to avoid microplastics.

Registration is open for "A Matter of Balance," an eight-week fall prevention program, available online via Zoom or in person at the Dalton Senior Center on Mondays, Feb. 24 to ...

Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University Health will receive $1 million to demonstrate proof of concept for a test that uses ...

2013); the vast majority of chemicals allowed in food lack reproductive or developmental toxicity data. Numerous emerging topics on chemical safety assessment need attention from the scientific ...

The bolts on Veyer's WorkPro Momentum Office Chairs that connect to its base can fail, posing a fall hazard to whoever sits ...

Controversial plans for eight new homes in Chippenham have been approved by Wiltshire Council amid contamination claims. The safety of the Swallow Falls site, on Rowden Lane, was a topic of dispute ...