Broken Hip

The teenager charged in connection with a fatal Brownsburg, Ind. crash that killed one teenager and seriously injured three others appeared in court Monday morning. In the Hendricks County juvenile court, Chris Hubbard, 17, denied wrong doing in the...

Last time I wrote about my dad, he'd taken a fall in his bedroom, couldn't get up, but didn't want yet another ride in an ambulance. So my mother got down on the floor with him, pulled up a blanket and they went to sleep. This time they went down...

When you think about UC Davis Children's Hospital, you might picture the little ones who are currently receiving treatment there.  But there is also a story to be told about the grown-ups who are thriving and healthy today thanks to their past experience ...

Theirs was a love story that spanned nearly 80 years and ended in tragedy. She died two years ago, fatally injured in a car crash. He was driving, she a passenger. Alone in the Pompano Beach condo they shared for so long, he kept her belongings...

There are no swift foot-in-the-belly kicks, no black belts or hand-striking blows. But make no mistake. This is an ancient Chinese martial art. Hands and feet glide in choreographed sequences, there are movements with names like Embrace Tiger and an...

Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in people 65 years old and older. "It's also the most common cause of hip fracture in people 70 years old and older," says Dr. Ning Sun, a neurologist on staff at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. "Falls are...

Gregory Jones had been at Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center less than an hour when he turned a sheet into a noose and committed suicide. His body hung from the door of an observation room for 14 minutes before anyone cut him down. "I don't want...

Senior Helpers, a national in-home care provider, reports that one out of three adults, age 65 and older, falls each year, but fewer than half of them talk to their healthcare providers about it. It's a largely preventable health problem. Here's how to...

Can you wobble your way to buns of steel? The popularity of "toning" shoes, whose unstable soles require you to work muscles harder to stay balanced, suggests consumers are banking on it. Sales of toning shoes, which cost from $70 to upwards of $200 and...

What started out as an response to a medical emergency soon unraveled into a full blown animal rescue after authorities uncovered over 50 cats in a Long Island home. According to officials, police were called to a home on Gerard Road in Yaphank Tuesday...

Angel Heart Home Care recently opened in its new location across from Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Owners and Harbor Springs residents, Margie and Dennis Kelly, transitioned from careers in real estate and the automotive industry,...

    A badly injured rottweiler puppy gets a second chance at life thanks to members of a Blacksburg gym and the dog's new family.     Macy Mae was hit by a car last week.     She has multiple hip fractures and might not be alive if it wern't for Andy and...