Loneliness is becoming an epidemic for people of all ages. To kick off 2025, Here & Now is looking at how people can forge connections in this era of loneliness. Part 1. Surgeon general on ...

On this episode of Food People, Jamila and United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy discuss the loneliness epidemic and ...

In 2023, the World Health Organization declared loneliness a pressing public-health concern, and then-President Joe Biden’s surgeon general ... experiences tell us about society’s ills ...

But this problem extends far beyond just college campuses — former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called loneliness a national epidemic and it is only getting worse. At Cornell ...

Nor was Rotary alone: In 1917, Melvin Jones, another Chicagoan, founded the Association of Lions Clubs, and it, too, grew ...

Solitude is transforming American society. Whether it’s a desire to be alone or involuntary loneliness, people are spending ...

Legislation promoting programs that combat loneliness in older adults has been reintroduced by the leader of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Dr. Vivek Murthy's parting prescription could be a guide of colleges and universities to bolster campus culture while ...

Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation ... programs or committees that can guide us to professional help, if needed.

Although it’s painful to believe in a vision of connection and so often feel disconnected, we must not give up.

As Americans, we’re not doing it right. We’re not partying. We’re not hosting dinner parties, let alone even having a room in our houses to dine. We’re not gathering or joining or belonging. We order ...