We had confidantes, and now we talk about contacts that we have online,” Murthy said. "But how many people are there to show ...

After being confirmed for his second stint by the Senate in March 2021, Murthy began advocating for loneliness to be treated as a key area of focus for public health officials, describing it as an ...

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

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 ...

"It's hard to put a price tag, if you will, on the amount of human suffering that people are experiencing right now," Dr. Vivek ... loneliness is about the quality of your connections," Murthy ...

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

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says loneliness can cause deep pain — and is a major health issue. Loneliness, Murthy, 47, said, is “consequential for our health, increasing our risk of ...