Excercises such as tai chi and yoga can improve balance and reduce fall risk, vital since more than 1 in 4 people over 65 fall each year.

Wynnewood, PA — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent for a device invented by Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, FAAN, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Main ...

Falling is scary, especially when you get injured in the process. Anyone can be at risk for a fall-related injury, but you can have an increased risk of falling, or of suffering severe consequences ...

Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health’s COO has earned a patent for her invention designed to prevent hospital falls, ABC 6 reported Sept. 2. Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, has been a nurse for nearly 40 ...

WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's long history of invention and innovation is thriving within a suburban hospital system. A veteran nurse just received a U.S. patent to prevent a major ...

When Swiss cybersecurity officer Sandro Cilurzo set out to solve recurring fall incidents, he built Paul, an AI radar device now helping Arizona senior communities reduce falls by up to 72%. Here's ...

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MedHab has announced the availability of a new wearable device that helps families and caregivers detect falls. Called the “MyNotifi Clip,” the product can be worn by residents either on their wrist ...

Strategies ranging from balance exercises to home modifications can help prevent falls and boost mobility when you have MS.

A local ambulance association is trying to make it harder for people to injure themselves in falls. This month the Manheim Township Ambulance Association will begin its Fall Prevention Initiative.

Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering at Starkey and adjunct professor at Stanford. Many of us have some sort of a fitness, health or activity ...