On September 7th, 2025, The New York Times featured AFAR-affiliated experts Thomas M. Gill, MD, Donovan T. Maust, MD, and Michael Steinman, MD, in an article exploring factors of the increase in fall‑related deaths in older Americans. The experts discussed how factors such as age-related frailty, increased prescribing of certain medications, drug interactions, and shifts in how falls are reported may all contribute to the rise.
Dr. Gill is AFAR’s 2022 Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction recipient. He also serves as Chair of the Leadership Core of Clin-STAR, a National Institute on Aging (NIA)- funded initiative managed by AFAR.
Dr. Maust is a 2014 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging Scholar.
Dr. Steinman is a 2008 Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging Scholar.
Read the article “Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?” in The New York Times here.
