Volume 401, Issue 10388 || 13 May 2023
WORLD REPORT A new report by the USA’s leading public health advocate calls for widespread efforts to address social isolation. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
The USA has an “epidemic of loneliness”, according to a new advisory from the Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy. “Loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling—it harms both individual and societal health”, Murthy warns. “It is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.” [Continued here.] …