Loneliness is linked to unhealthy habits like smoking and poor diet, increasing obesity risk and adverse health outcomes, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Loneliness does not kill, it is the depression that comes with it that kills, experts have ...

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Roy Rochlin/Getty Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says loneliness can cause deep pain — and is a major health issue. Loneliness, Murthy, 47, said, is “consequential for our health ...

Loneliness is becoming an epidemic for people of all ages. To kick off 2025, Here & Now is looking at how people can forge connections in this era of loneliness. Part 1. Surgeon general on ...

Thirty-year-old Sarah works as a consultant for a non-profit in Los Angeles, but three months before the COVID-19 pandemic, her company lets her go, and she is plunged into grief and loneliness.

"It's the light in his eyes dimming, the laughter becoming rarer. Loneliness isn't just sad; it's a toxic killer." The physical toll is equally disturbing. Isolation can exacerbate conditions like ...

Loneliness is the feeling of being socially isolated or not having social needs met. If a person is lonely, they may be more likely to experience depression. Additionally, depression may lead to ...