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Link Between Number of Falls With Annual Incidence of Having At Least One Fall
More than one in four people aged 65 and older fall each year and falling once doubles the chances of a recurring fall, according to Elisai’s Renee Campbell, MD, MBA, MPH, Global Value and Access Epilepsy and Sleep lead, Genevieve De Sousa Meier, Executive Director, Head of Global Value and Access…
Fall Prevention Program Feasible, Acceptable to Older Adult Participants
According to study findings, an intervention program for older adults at risk of falling earned high marks for satisfaction among participants.
Expanded Coverage of Benzodiazepine Increases Rate of Overdose, Fall-Related Injury Among OAs
Donovan T Maust, MD, MS, geriatric psychiatrist, discusses his recent study highlighting the rates of overdoses among adults aged 65 to 69 as well as fall-related injuries among adults 80 years and…

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Link Between Number of Falls With Annual Incidence of Having At Least One Fall
Fall Prevention Program Feasible, Acceptable to Older Adult Participants
Expanded Coverage of Benzodiazepine Increases Rate of Overdose, Fall-Related Injury Among OAs
Fall Risk Reduced in Older Adults With Exercise
Drinking With Certain Drugs Tied to Fall Risk for Seniors
Hearing Aids Delay AD, Dementia Diagnosis Among OAs With Hearing Loss
Subclinical Cardiovascular Damage Boosts Fall Risk in Older Adults
Antihypertensive De-intensification May Lessen Fall Risk
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Link Between Number of Falls With Annual Incidence of Having At Least One Fall
More than one in four people aged 65 and older fall each year and falling once doubles the chances of a recurring fall, according to Elisai’s Renee Campbell, MD, MBA, MPH, Global Value and Access Epilepsy and Sleep lead, Genevieve De Sousa Meier,…
Expanded Coverage of Benzodiazepine Increases Rate of Overdose, Fall-Related Injury Among OAs
Donovan T Maust, MD, MS, geriatric psychiatrist, discusses his recent study highlighting the rates of overdoses among adults aged 65 to 69 as well as fall-related injuries among adults 80 years and older following Medicare’s expansion of…
Comfortable People Don't Fall
Tena Alonzo made the powerful statement during her presentation: “Comfortable people don’t fall.”
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