WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) – The U.S. Surgeon General is calling loneliness a public health crisis.
Dr. Vivek Murthy has released an advisory calling attention to isolation and the lack of connection he’s seeing in America. He says that even before the COVID-19 pandemic about half of all adults said they were experiencing loneliness every day.
Dr. Murthy says loneliness can raise the risk of premature death by 26 percent and social isolation by 29 percent.
Those conditions have also been linked to increased risk of stroke, heart disease, dementia, anxiety, depression, and self-harm.
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