Loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking, U.S. surgeon general says

Photo caption: United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy delivers remarks during a news conference with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters / Tom Brenner. Article by Amanda Seitz. PBS News Hour – updated May 2, 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office. […]

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