NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) --Chronic loneliness may greatly increase the risk of stroke in older adults, a new Harvard study shows. The study, led by the T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, was ...

In a recent study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers determined the relationship between loneliness and incident stroke risk in the United States. Study: Chronic loneliness and the risk of ...

Chronic loneliness may significantly raise older adults' risk of stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Loneliness is increasingly considered a major public ...

Loneliness in chronic care patients leads to nonadherence, increased healthcare costs, and worsened health outcomes, highlighting its impact on both mental and physical health. Surveyed patients ...

Seniors’ social relationships may be able to predict their healthcare usage, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers from the Athens-based University of ...

NORWALK — Recent findings that chronic loneliness can increase older adults' chances of having a stroke underscores the importance of social engagement within a patient’s health, local experts say. Dr ...

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning that America is facing an epidemic of loneliness, with health consequences ...

Adults older than 50 years who report experiencing persistently high levels of loneliness have a 56% increased risk for stroke, a new study showed. The increased stroke risk did not apply to ...

Loneliness doesn’t affect everyone equally. Depressingly, it often hits those already facing disadvantage the hardest.

Elvis Presley sang it in Heartbreak Hotel and now a top voice in American health says the classic song’s chorus has become an alarming reality: Americans are feeling so lonely, they could die. Vivek ...

Loneliness has a devastating impact on our psychological as well as our physical health. In addition to the raw emotional pain it causes, loneliness creates self-defeating mindsets that make it ...