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All articles tagged: Problems related to living alone (Z60.2)

HealthDay 14 June at 09.49 AM

Poll Finds Many Young Workers Feeling Stressed, Isolated

Many younger workers feel stressed, isolated and unappreciated at their jobs, a new survey has found.The 2022 Work in America survey, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that young adults are struggling in the workplace:Nearly ha

Evalytics 05 February at 07.59 PM

Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a public health emergency

Santa Clara County in Silicon Valley declared loneliness a public health emergency, recognizing its detrimental impact on mental and physical health. The county aims to address this issue by implementing various initiatives and resources to combat social isolation. Loneliness is acknowledged as a significant health concern in the region.

HealthDay 24 January at 04.46 PM

Cutting Social Isolation, Loneliness May Lower Mortality in People With Obesity

Improving social isolation and loneliness may attenuate excess obesity-related mortality risk, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Jian Zhou, M.D., from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, and colleagues investigated whether improvement of social isol