The Checkup Archive: Aging

Preventing Falls Among the Elderly

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) (Getty Images) Senator Byrd, meet Mary Tinetti. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), 91, reportedly lost his balance and fell down in his home Tuesday morning. It happens all the time to older people, for whom falling down can pose serious health issues. But falling down isn't...