U.S. deaths from heart disease spiked in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after a steady decline from 2010 to 2019, reversing a public health success, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022. The meeting, held in person in Chicago and virtually, Nov. 5-7, 2022,… Continue reading COVID’s Other Death Toll
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Serious Loneliness Spans the Adult Lifespan but There Is a Silver Lining
In recent years, public health officials have warned about a rising epidemic of loneliness, with rates of loneliness reportedly doubling over the past 50 years. In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine put a specific, concerning and surprising face to the issue. Publishing in the December 18 2018… Continue reading Serious Loneliness Spans the Adult Lifespan but There Is a Silver Lining