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Loneliness is being treated as a serious health risk

Loneliness is being treated as a serious health risk
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A few years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a formal advisory describing loneliness and social isolation as an epidemic — the same kind of warning used in the past for public health matters like smoking. He compared the physical health impact of chronic isolation to smoking 15 cigarettes a d...

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