Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives. But these are different things, and the ...

In 1836 the liberal philosopher John Stuart Mill claimed that Lord Melbourne’s government was smitten with the “epidemic disease of Russophobia,” an irrational panic that had triggered an ...

And we are on track to end the AIDS epidemic status by 2030. Today, 20 million people are on antiretroviral medications, keeping infection and death rates at their lowest in 20 years.

Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared loneliness a national health epidemic, saying it poses risks as deadly as smoking.

For example, several of the big chain pharmacies instituted forms asking doctors to attest, both for new and existing patients, whether the most recent visit was in person or via telehealth.

Social media, guns, sugar: These are all examples of what we call "market-driven epidemics." When people think of epidemics, they might think they're caused only by viruses or other germs.

So-called "market-driven epidemics" underlie urgent health crises, write Jonathan Quick, Gavin Yamey, and Eszter Rimányi.

The examples include Nipah virus outbreaks in India and Bangladesh (2001 onwards), SARS in Hongkong (2002- 03), H5N1 avian Influensa (2005 onwards)I¾ H1N1 in 2009, MERS in 2012, Zika in 2014 and ...

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Murthy describes loneliness and isolation as an epidemic — and a new Surgeon General Advisory calls it a public health crisis. Julianne Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience ...

The US is facing a loneliness epidemic, and people have thoughts. On TikTok, people are comparing American attitudes to socializing with their experiences abroad. They say other countries ...