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Loneliness at work matters more than we think

As loneliness reaches epidemic levels worldwide, work has become one of the main settings where connection is either strengthened or lost. In 2023, Vivek Murthy, the former surgeon general of the United States, labelled loneliness an “epidemic,” warning that its consequences rival those of other major health risks.

The Conversation

Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time

It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation

The Independent UK

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.”

The Independent UK

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50 Hilariously Spot-On Parenting Memes To Scroll Through Because You Deserve A Break

Raising kids is one of the most rewarding things that you’ll ever do in life, but we’d be lying if we said that it was easy. Parenting requires constant, never-ending effort, and it’s going to challenge you in very creative ways. And every single parent we know could use a…

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I helped build the architecture of addiction for social media and I see warning labels coming. That's just a start

It's the movement Silicon Valley didn't see coming. We fantasize about four-day work weeks but we can't even protect five-day ones.

Fortune

California could be latest state to mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media

Minnesota approved similar legislation in July, the first state in the nation to do so

The Independent UK

“Didn’t Even Know How To Respond”: 50 Chronic Patients Share The Dumbest ‘Cures’ They Heard

The people who made these ridiculous suggestions must be kidding... r-right?

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Teenage girls are the loneliest group in the world, a new WHO study finds

Men and women are about equally likely to say they are lonely, though teenage girls report higher loneliness levels than other groups, a new report found.

Euronews

Loneliness as deadly as obesity and smoking pack a day, top health expert warns

American youth is particularly at risk and social media is a big factor drawing blame

The Independent UK

The truth about alcohol and your brain: Scientists put a number on the years heavy drinking takes off your life

Researchers discovered that heavy drinking could take 13 years off your life.

Fortune

White House removes advisory defining gun violence as a public health issue

Webpage listing statistics and information on shootings taken down as Trump seeks to protect second amendment

The Guardian - US

US Olympic and Paralympic Committee tabs former surgeon general Murthy for spot on board

Former U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy is returning to the board of directors at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee

The Independent UK

This Valentine's Day, consider what all types of love bring to your life

Valentine’s Day is for lovers — but you don’t need a romantic soulmate to celebrate

The Independent UK

I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?

Community is billed as the cure-all for isolation, ageing and even climate change. Are we prepared to put the work in?

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New report card on American well-being finds U.S. is 'so wealthy but so unhappy‘

The economy is ‘really the only area where we are excelling,’ authors of the report wrote

Reason

A Scary Government Report Implies That Moderate Drinking Is Manifestly Reckless

The focus on the health risks of alcohol consumption gives short shrift to the reasons people like to drink.

The Independent UK

Jack Daniels' parent Brown-Forman is cutting its workforce and closing its barrel-making plant

Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. says it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its barrel-making plant in Louisville

Reason

Be Skeptical of 'Beneficially Coercive' New Rules for Booze

A New York Times essay helps illustrate why the surgeon general's new report on alcohol and cancer leaves out crucial context and nuance.

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The Surgeon General says he's 'deeply disturbed' after talking to Americans. These 3 factors could help

“As I finish my tenure as Surgeon General, this is my parting prescription, my final wish for all of us: Choose community.”

Reason

Why We Are Still Arguing About the Health Effects of Moderate Drinking

The evidence is vast but open to interpretation because observational studies are inherently ambiguous.

Reason

Surgeon General Gins Up a Questionable Drinking Causes Cancer Scare

Stealth alcohol prohibition in the guise of an anti-cancer campaign.

Al Jazeera

Why does the US surgeon general want cancer warnings on alcohol bottles?

The text-only warning of cancer risks would be the first change to alcohol warning labels in the last 35 years.

The Independent UK

How drinking alcohol can affect your health

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea

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Surgeon General Proposes Cancer Warning Label For Alcohol

U.S. Surgeon General recommends cancer warning labels on alcohol due to its cancer risks and calls for moderation in consumption.

The Independent UK

Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol's cancer risk

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday

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