Hip Fracture

A month ago, I almost became the subject of one of my own medical school lectures, after an episode that illustrated one of the most serious health problems facing older adults and their doctors: falling.

Research has tied rheumatoid arthritis -- the autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating swelling of the joints -- with increased risk of osteopor...

Anne Taggard says she was completely surprised when she broke her right hip seven years ago. "I was on my porch and my neighbor called me," the 92-...