Vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, do not prevent falls or fractures in older adults living at home, according ...

Gabapentinoids -- gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) -- were tied to an increased risk of hip fracture in older adults. In a population-based analysis of more than 28,000 adults over ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US ...

Learn about compression fractures in the lower back, including causes ... Older adults with osteoporosis-related VCFs have a higher mortality rate than people of the same age group who do not ...

Shrinking height in older adults is due to ageing. It could mean serious spinal fractures caused by bone loss over time.

A large-scale Australian study has found that older adults taking gabapentinoids — a common pain medication for nerve pain and epilepsy — face an increased risk of hip fracture, with ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US ...

Gabapentinoids -- gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica) -- were tied to an increased risk of hip fracture in older adults. In a population-based analysis of more than 28,000 adults over ...

(CNN) — Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from ...

Each year in the United Sates, more than 1 in 4 older adults experience a fall, which may cause broken bones, hip fractures or other injuries. Steps that older adults can take to reduce their risk ...

Taking vitamin D supplements did not result in a “significantly lower risk” of fractures among middle-age and older adults in one study published in 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine.