The Latest Breaking News from Vivek Murthy

The number of people living alone in the U.S. jumped to nearly 38 million. A new study shows people who live alone are more likely to report depression if they didn't have other social supports.

As the 19th and 21st surgeon general, Murthy has described loneliness as an epidemic on par with tobacco use – the antidote, he says, is human connection

Writing in the Week, journalist Theara Coleman has declared 2023 “the year of the loneliness epidemic”. In May, the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said loneliness posed a public health risk on a par with smoking and drinking.

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