Opinion: What can we do to address the loneliness epidemic in Maine?
Although it’s painful to believe in a vision of connection and so often feel disconnected, we must not give up.
John Hewko: Here’s how to cure the loneliness epidemic, Chicago-style
Nor was Rotary alone: In 1917, Melvin Jones, another Chicagoan, founded the Association of Lions Clubs, and it, too, grew ...
Applying The Surgeon General’s Parting Prescription To Colleges
Dr. Vivek Murthy's parting prescription could be a guide of colleges and universities to bolster campus culture while ...
Social media's double-edged sword: Study links both active and passive use to rising loneliness
In an age where social media promises to connect us, a Baylor University study reveals a sobering paradox—the more time we ...
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Patients are getting prescriptions to socialize to fight an epidemic of loneliness
Loneliness isn't just a mental health problem. It's correlated with elevated risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. And loneliness is at epidemic ... hour with us alone in ...
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Surgeon General's First Report on Mental Health
It seems a fitting final statement for the end of a century that the US Surgeon General publishes the first Mental Health Report (see sidebar). Mental Health issues have been an enigma to this ...