Social isolation and loneliness are widespread problems in the U.S., posing a serious threat to our mental and physical health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, ...

Social wellness expert Sharon Stevenson shares simple daily practices to help people feel more connected during the year's ...

Did you know that social isolation and loneliness can be more harmful to your health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day? As we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Experts talk at length about the importance of physical health: we need to exercise and follow healthy diets, otherwise we risk ...

If you’ve ever felt lonely, you know the immense pain associated with it. It’s not only experienced as emotionally painful, but it is linked to multiple physical ailments and challenges, making it ...

Social isolation and loneliness have long been linked to adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and premature death. However, the biologic underpinnings of these ...

A new article examines how social isolation, loneliness and frailty affect one another and the bidirectional relationship they exert as an individual gets older. hey found that physical frailty can be ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers evaluated the relationship between social isolation and health outcomes such as cognitive and physical function decline, cardiovascular ...