by Dr. Eliezer (Eli) Lichter | Oct 16, 2026 | Health & Wellness
Quick Summary Most falls in older adults do not lead to serious harm, and many seniors return to full, active lives after one. The risk to life expectancy is concentrated in a smaller group: those who suffer a serious injury, especially a hip fracture. Across large...
by Dr. Eliezer (Eli) Lichter | Oct 16, 2026 | Health & Wellness, Medical alert blog
Quick Summary Most fall-prevention advice focuses on not falling. This guide covers the other half of the problem: what to do in the half-second you are already going down. Researchers have shown that the way you land changes how hard you hit the ground, and that...
by Medical Guardian | Oct 5, 2026 | Health & Wellness, Medical alert blog
Long before the fall that breaks a hip, there are bruises nobody can explain and a daily routine that has quietly shifted. Steve Popovich talks about why people play down what has happened to them, what his father-in-law’s infection cost before anyone caught it, and...
by Medical Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Health & Wellness, Medical alert blog
Quick Answer A smart watch with fall detection senses a hard fall and calls for help without you pressing anything. What separates the options is not whether they detect falls. It is who answers. Consumer smartwatches dial emergency services or text your contacts. A...
by Medical Guardian | Sep 17, 2026 | Health & Wellness, Medical alert blog
Quick Answer Estimates of how many older adults fall each year range from about one in four to at least one in three, depending on the study. Most of those falls have a cause you can see. Someone trips, slips, or misses a step. But a meaningful share happen with no...
by alex | Sep 16, 2026 | Health & Wellness, Medical alert blog
One of the country’s leading fall-prevention researchers on the exercises that work at any age, the medications that quietly raise risk, how to choose the right technology, and why fear of falling is itself a danger. Key Takeaways Falls are not an inevitable part of...
