Last week, the World Health Organization declared loneliness a public health threat on the scale of smoking or obesity.

A new global report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection reveals that one in six people ...

Researchers showed that isolation, communication difficulties, reduced alertness, and hearing impairment or loss are a real ...

Isolation, communication difficulties, reduced alertness — hearing impairment or loss is a real challenge in daily life. Over time, it can also become a risk factor for cognitive decline. A team from ...

When parents sit down with me and ask 'how do we get her off the phone?', the question I have for them is 'if she wasn’t on ...

Older adults experiencing both hearing loss and feelings of loneliness face a significantly faster rate of cognitive decline, potentially leading to dementia, a new international study has revealed.

Isolation, communication difficulties, reduced alertness — hearing impairment or loss is a real challenge in daily life. Over time, it can also become ...

Social health, our ability to form and maintain meaningful human connections, is just as essential to our well-being as physical and mental health.