Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says loneliness is a health issue exacerbated by social media. “We had confidantes, and ...

Nowadays, people have more social media followers than friends, which is causing a deep sense of loneliness in their lives, ...

And our loneliness is being manipulated to drive ... as well as firearm violence. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Tuesday: "Today, we are faced with a profound choice: do we continue with ...

Americans may not actually feel more desolate than they did in the past.

Researchers delivered a dose of the “love hormone” oxytocin via a nasal spray to participants and found that it decreased ...

I've come to know Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, in recent years as he released one mental health oriented advisory after another, focusing on loneliness, opioid overdose prevention ...

MUCH HAS BEEN made of the "loneliness epidemic." During the summer of 2023, surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy laid out a framework for Americans to alleviate loneliness and isolation due to the dire ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks in New York City in October 2024.