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Hips don’t lie: what you should know about medications and falls

Hips don’t lie: what you should know about medications and falls

By Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Geriatrician and Director, Canadian Deprescribing Network

One night while working in the emergency room, a woman in her 70s was brought in with a broken hip. When I asked her what happened, she told me that she lost her balance going to the bathroom in the middle of the night and fell on the floor. Read more…