NHS study reveals the impact of four-hour waits on the elderly after the number of patients waiting that long has sky ...

A study estimated that one extra death occurs within 90 days of injury for every 36 patients who wait longer than the ...

Waiting for more than four hours in A&E with a hip fracture increases the risk of early death by more than a third, a study ...

If you're 65 or older—or if you have risk factors for osteoporosis—your doctor has likely recommended a bone density test or ...

Compared with those who had other traumatic injuries, people who fell were older (mean age 79.5 vs 76.7), more likely to be ...

For elderly patients, a broken hip can be a life-altering event. A new study from the UK suggests that delays in admission ...

Regular bone density tests, or DEXA scans, are crucial for seniors to detect osteoporosis early, prevent fractures, and ...

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research found that when older patients with osteoporotic hip ...

You've broken a hip and rehabilitation is part of the way back to mobility, or your partner has suffered a stroke and needs ...

Waiting more than 4 hours in emergency care for treatment is linked to heightened risks of death and a longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients, reveals a single centre study, published online ...

The number of people dying after a fall has quadrupled in the last 20 years, latest figures from statistics agency CBS have ...

Delayed admission of patients with hip fracture from the emergency department is associated with an increased mortality risk ...