The surgeon general says loneliness is as deadly as smoking

Speaking to BBC News, Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General, said that around 50 per cent of the population in the US had been affected by loneliness, ...

As a nation, Americans have gone through a lot of changes with the pandemic. But the U.S. Surgeon General says this has been a growing problem ...

Research has showed that loneliness and isolation are linked to sleep problems, inflammation and immune changes in younger adults. In older ...

The U.S. surgeon general says loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions ...

Loneliness is more than just a bad feeling. When people are socially disconnected, their risk of anxiety and depression increases. So does their ...

What are the lifestyle issues that kill Americans? You might guess smoking, obesity, or the raging opioid epidemic, and you'd be right.

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy argues that the effects of loneliness are as detrimental to the human body as smoking 15 ...

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of ...

The U.S. Surgeon General's advisory report found that loneliness increases the risk of premature death by 26% and isolation by 29%. Murthy said ...

"As somebody who sits in an office that for generations has focused on issues like tobacco and obesity, it made me realize that this issue of ...

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, [...] the U.S. surgeon general said ...

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of ...

A new report finds loneliness can have profound effects on mental health as well as heart disease, stroke and dementia. It tracks a decline in ...

About half of U.S. adults say they're lonely, according to a new report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. He says it's an emergency ...

U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, says widespread loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily. In an ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared war on what he calls a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States.

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of ...

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Loneliness isn't simply painful; it can be lethal. ... say “I'm lonely ... loneliness is similar to obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

In a new report, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says half of Americans are lonely — a health crisis costing the country billions.