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Social isolation and loneliness are growing public health concerns among older adults, with nearly half of seniors reporting ...

New research shows that medical professionals need greater awareness of the implications of social isolation on human health.

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The ambient threat of torture is a form of social control, encouraging everyone else to comply with and bow down before the ...

With so many political prisoners still behind bars, Lukashenko’s selective pardons fall far short of systemic change. Yet they signal a calculated bid to shed pariah status and rebalance Belarus’s ...

Bill Schmitt is the last of the "five guys." Since their days as grade-school classmates in the tiny town of Walnut, Illinois, Schmitt and his four best friends — Cliff, Jim, Pat and Adrian — ...

Social isolation may not just impact your mental health severely but also cause damage to you physically, raising possibility of diseases such as diabetes.

President Trump's spending and tax bill could slash federal funding for social programs, jeopardizing vital companionship, meal delivery and health‐monitoring services for isolated older adults, some ...

For students juggling school, work and family responsibilities, that ease can seem like a lifesaver. And maybe turning to a chatbot for homework help here and there isn't such a big deal in isolation.

He has been living with his daughter since his wife passed away and said the classes "help the loneliness". He added: "When you get old, if you lose your partner, it can get lonely, but life moves on ...