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- It’s a public health concern, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Wednesday in Seattle. Murthy declared loneliness and isolation a national epidemic in May 2023, issuing an 81-page report outlining the problem and potential solutions. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, about half of American adults said they’d experienced loneliness.
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May 3, 2023 · Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General Advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in our country.
Apr 30, 2023 · Vivek H. Murthy is the surgeon general, and vice admiral of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He was also surgeon general in the Obama administration.
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May 2, 2023 · US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” affecting the country and laying out a framework for a “National...
May 2, 2023 · U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says the rapid pace of life has increased the problem of loneliness. Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Across age groups, people are spending less time with each...
KEY DATA. A synthesis of data across 16 independent longitudinal studies shows poor social relationships (social isolation, poor social support, loneliness) were associated with a 29% increase in the risk of heart disease and a 32% increase in the risk of stroke.
Apr 4, 2024 · In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General—Dr. Vivek Murthy—issued a report that drew attention to an epidemic that affects 1 out of 2 American adults. Half of us are lonely. Loneliness and social isolation, Dr. Murthy says, are urgent public health concerns, more widespread than smoking, diabetes or anxiety. It also turns out that loneliness ...
May 8, 2023 · In his essay, Dr. Murthy describes his own struggle with loneliness. Have you ever struggled with loneliness? If so, when did you realize you were lonely?
