BOZEMAN, Mont. — Social isolation is a serious health concern for older adults, bringing with it an increased risk of dementia, heart disease and stroke, according to the CDC. Nearly a quarter of ...

People who feel manipulated, misunderstood, or taken advantage of by their friends and family may opt to ignore them while ...

As women grow older, our social landscapes shift dramatically. Responsibilities like careers and health challenges gradually chip away at our once-vibrant social circles. Some of us find ourselves ...

Americans are living through what researchers call a friendship recession, spending less time with friends than in recent ...

Back in March 2020, John Mulaney told a joke during his SNL monologue that I still think about all the time. “My dad has no friends, and your dad has no friends,” he quipped. “If you think your dad ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. INTERVIEWER: Loneliness and isolation are an epidemic in this country, and that is according to the Surgeon General in a widely talked about recent report.

In recent years — especially since the onset of the unique social changes sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic around the start ...

Rita Moreno has revealed the unique way she made friends after finding herself suffering from loneliness. Ahead of her 92nd birthday on 11 December, the West Side Story star opened up about her ...

You might call US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Dr. Loneliness. Since 2017, he has made what he's diagnosed as America's "loneliness epidemic" the center of his public-health agenda, writing several op ...

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Over the past few months, so many inquiries and articles have landed on my desk about loneliness that I’m beginning to wonder if it’s an epidemic. Much of this has do with the isolation associated ...