Loneliness is a significant issue diminishing the quality of life for individuals and communities (Lewis et al., 2024). Living with a long-term health condition increases one’s risk of experiencing ...

In the shadow of the war and the prolonged stay at home, experts warn that chronic loneliness has become a global health crisis.

The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a national epidemic, and older adults are bearing the greatest cost. Here's what ...

Middle-age and older adults with long-term loneliness are at higher risk of stroke than those who do not report being lonely, according to a new study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine on ...

Shrinking social circles in midlife are common, but they are not harmless. A substantial body of research now shows that losing close friendships in your 40s is associated with measurable increases in ...

Chronic loneliness may significantly increase the risk of stroke in older adults, according to a new Harvard study. In adults aged 50 and older, those suffering from chronic loneliness had a 56% ...

A young man’s digital life is overflowing, but his real-life connections are missing. He has got thousands of online ...

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 ...

The epidemic of loneliness poses a grave threat to public health, just as obesity, social media, or substance abuse does. Occasional loneliness is usually not problematic, as almost everyone ...

Loneliness is a universal human experience that virtually everyone encounters. But chronic loneliness, particularly in adolescence, can have profound consequences. To shed light on this ...

The male loneliness epidemic is a recent concept that suggests males are far lonelier than before. While this is partly true, ...