Recent Examples on the Web Loneliness and social isolation, US surgeon general Vivek H. Murthy, MD, declared last year, have become an epidemic. Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024 In fact, a recent advisory from the surgeon general argues that parenting is hazardous to people’s men...
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they've experienced...
Loneliness in the United States is a public health epidemic that posesserious health risks, says U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy. In an 81-page report, he stated that widespread loneliness is as deadly assmokingup to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars ...
that almost derailed Murthy’s confirmation as surgeon general a decade ago. Murthy became quieter on the issue of gun violence after his past statements almost cost him the job. He ended up promising the Senate that he did “not intend to use my office as surgeon general as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults...
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an advisory Wednesday. Murthy — who in the past has issued advisories related to gun violence, social media use and a youth mental health crisis tied to an "epidemic of loneliness" across the country — called for changes to national attitudes toward...
WASHINGTON-Widespreadlonelinessin the U.S. poseshealthrisks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. ...
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. ...
Credit it to the rise of technology, political polarization or even the pandemic, but loneliness is on the rise. It's an epidemic with consequences so severe that Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warns they could be deadly. "We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people...
"Yet parents and caregivers today face tremendous pressures, from familiar stressors such as worrying about their kids’ health and safety and financial concerns, to new challenges like navigating technology and social media, a youth mental health crisis, and an epidemic of loneliness that has h...