With 219,000 fall-related emergency hospital admissions among people aged 65 and over in England in 2023/24, a new trial at ...

The life-saving potential of the Apple Watch's Fall Detection has been proven in various real-life scenarios. Here are just a few of some recent instances: Averting hypothermia: A man at risk of ...

Google has filed a patent for fall detection via smart home devices using a radar system. The feature would notify an emergency contact or emergency services in the event of a fall. This suggests that ...

Fall detection and autonomy for the elderly is front-and-center at CES in Las Vegas this year. Cherish Health introduced the $300 Serenity appliance that uses radar to cover a whole house with fall ...

Jessica is a former writer and editor at Forbes Health with over a decade of experience in both lifestyle and clinical health topics. Before Forbes Health, Jessica was an editor for Healthline Media, ...

Most of us wish our parents would live as long as humanly possible, but some challenges arise if our wishes come true. While every individual is different, advanced aging usually brings about mobility ...

Smartwatches like the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra have become must-wear accessories. From work to the beach, they go with us just about everywhere. Smartwatch manufacturers know this, and they've ...

Fall Detection uses the Apple Watch’s built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to detect a hard fall. It initially responds by tapping you on the wrist and displaying an alert, offering you the options of ...

Grace WorkForce® worker-worn safety pendants with fall detection offer a better way to satisfy the OSHA standard. As well as, protects the worker who is unable to self-rescue by providing a means of ...

A Las Vegas man with type 1 diabetes fell unconscious from low blood sugar but was saved thanks to his Apple Watch Ultra dialing emergency services when Fall Detection kicked in. Fall Detection was ...