One of the most severe dangers for the elderly is falls. One unwanted fall may cause broken bones, a prolonged healing process, or even loss of independence. What is even more alarming is that a large ...

As people age, things change, and one of the major worries for seniors is falling. Many older people wish to stay independent and live on their own for as long as they can. But a fall can change ...

For the over-65 population, falling can be a serious health risk. Three million older people each year are treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries, according to the CDC, and one in four ...

San Diego, California-based GreatCall, which makes easy to use smartphones and flip phones for seniors, has added automated fall detection to GreatCall Splash, the company's waterproof mobile personal ...

Aging in place can be made safer with the help of assistive technology. We’ve put together a list of the top in-home ...

MyNotifi®, an automatic fall-detection wearable device, is a new system from MedHab that connects to a user’s smartphone and can send alerts. The system is a discrete device worn on the wrist and can ...

Molly Wigand is a professional writer who has published numerous books and articles, including self-help books for children and adults. During her career as a Hallmark writer and editor, she created ...

Kami Vision Inc., a pioneer of Vision A.I. for home security and safety, announces the Kami Fall Detect Camera, a home security camera available to consumers that combines cutting-edge, A.I.-powered ...

Medical alert devices, also known as personal emergency response systems, are designed to help people get medical help when they’re unable to reach a phone. Often worn as a pendant, these devices are ...

Eliene Augenbraun, D.O., Ph.D., is a lifelong science and health journalist whose mission is to make sense of complex concepts. She led ScienCentral, a broadcast television newsroom that supplied ...

The best kind of technology is technology that can improve our everyday lives. Medical alert devices have been around for a few decades now, calling emergency services when they detect the wearer has ...

Apple’s Watch makes headlines fairly often for detecting falls or tipping people off about dangerous heart arrhythmias. It happens so much these days, that Apple even released a video on the Watch ...