Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’m a public health expert who spent 18 years as a scientist at the CDC. I see the systematic dismantling of the agency as a ...

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Before they were fired, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were about to launch a new data system to improve how the U.S. tracks concussions. They were planning ...

Greene is the Kirk distinguished writer-in-residence at Agnes Scott College and a distinguished professor of practice at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism. On Aug. 8, Centers for ...

Brace yourself for the following fact: one out of four adults aged 65 years and older fall every year. Unfortunately, one incident of taking a tumble means the chances of it happening again will ...

Among older Americans, falls are the leading cause of injuries and deaths from injuries — in 2014, older adults had 29 million falls, which caused 7 million injuries and cost Medicare roughly $31 ...

If your facility provides care for older adults, you can provide this checklist to them, in the form of an 8-page brochure, to help reduce the likelihood of a home fall after they are released from ...

Losing your balance can be an unsettling experience. If you fall, it can be dangerous as well. And unfortunately, falls and fall-related injuries are common occurrences. According to the World Health ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I’m a public health expert who spent 18 years as a scientist at the CDC. I see the ...