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Health Feb 24

How a growing crisis of loneliness is affecting Americans’ health

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

Nation Jan 17

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Why a growing number of American men say they are in a ‘friendship recession’

American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report feeling unsatisfied with the size of their friend…

By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane

Health Jan 08

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Why Americans are lonelier and its effects on our health

According to U.S. Census Bureau surveys, Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone since before the pandemic, which has only intensified the sense of social isolation. Laurie Santos, a cognitive scientist and psychology professor at…

Arts Mar 02

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Poet Tess Taylor on how verse can provide solace

For many, it's a time of uncertainty and isolation. But in poet Tess Taylor's humble opinion, turning to verse can provide solace. Her recent book of poems is "Rift Zone," and the following essay is part of our arts and…

Making Sen$e Nov 10

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How U.S. history could provide a path out of polarization

The U.S. feels more deeply divided than it has in decades. According to social scientist Robert Putnam, the data backs up that assessment. Putnam, author of the seminal work on social capital and isolation “Bowling Alone,” believes looking back to…

By Paul Solman

Oct 20

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How Zoom and social isolation are challenging the mental health of America’s teens

How are the pandemic, social isolation and remote learning affecting mental health among adolescents? Our Student Reporting Labs teamed up with Well Beings, a public media reporting initiative, to find out. Using a unique back-to-school curriculum, student reporters recorded video…

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Oct 20

COVID-19 is taking a huge emotional toll on nursing home residents

By Liz Seegert, Next Avenue

A new survey looked at how isolation during the pandemic is affecting the mental health of nursing home residents.

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Aug 07

How the loneliness of social isolation can affect older adults’ brains

By Karra Harrington, Martin J. Sliwinski, The Conversation

The social isolation older adults are experiencing as they try to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic is raising new mental health risks, but people can take steps to protect themselves.

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Apr 27

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How this bipartisan plan proposes scaling up contact tracing

As the U.S. grapples with the novel coronavirus, a bipartisan group is putting together an ambitious plan to scale capacity to track and contain the virus. Andy Slavitt, former director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joins Judy…

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Apr 19

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Fostering pets is helping some better cope with the pandemic

By Melanie Saltzman, Laura Fong

Thousands of New Yorkers have responded to pleas from animal shelters looking to find homes for pets amid the COVID-19 crisis. And it turns out, fostering animals also has emotional and physical health benefits for the humans taking care of…

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