Yahoo

Loneliness as deadly as obesity and smoking pack a day, top health expert warns

Elvis Presley sang it in Heartbreak Hotel and now a top voice in American health says the classic song’s chorus has become an alarming reality: Americans are feeling so lonely, they could die. Vivek ...
NBC Los Angeles

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: This is ‘one of the most powerful antidotes to loneliness'

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been sounding the alarm on the loneliness epidemic for more than a year. In his 2023 report "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation," Murthy wrote that ...
NPR

The loneliness cure: How to break the cycle and build connections

A recent Gallup Poll showed that 1 in 5 American adults reports feeling lonely every single day. It's something that former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called a "national epidemic of ...
Yahoo

There's a Loneliness Epidemic. Here's How It's Affecting Your Well-Being

Loneliness can cause symptoms of anxiety and depression and can increase our risk of heart disease and dementia. With how connected smart devices have us, loneliness isn't something that comes to the ...
Medscape

Vivek Murthy, MD, Confirmed as Surgeon General

The Senate today confirmed Vivek Murthy, MD, as the nation's next Surgeon General as Democrats took advantage of their soon-to-end majority status to overcome GOP opposition to President Barack ...