Midlothian Council’s library service has today unveiled its latest initiative to help combat loneliness and isolation.

One-third of people between the ages of 50 and 80 feel lonely – and nearly as many feel isolated, according to a new six-year study from the University of Michigan's national poll on healthy aging.

The Australian government's recent decision to ban under 16s from social media has focused attention on the harms it can ...

A First Alert has been issued for Monday as a potent cold front passes through the area, bringing the chance of isolated ...

Social isolation has been demonstrated to lead to numerous detrimental ... which translates into a total of 71.5 million people (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & The Merck Company ...

North Korea is home to about 26 million people who are taught to worship their leaders as gods. The country is culturally and economically isolated as many suffer from malnutrition and poverty.

It can affect the physical and mental health of elders. Especially for Asian American and Pacific Islander immigrants who only understand one language – they most likely suffer from not only social ...

Little research has been published in the literature regarding the number of people that an individual knows in their church and its relationship to social networks or social isolation.

Solutions aren’t exactly clear, but contributing factors have been identified ... physically isolated but they are potentially achieving social benefits,” she said. “People who are older ...

Health issues, financial strain, mobility challenges or the aches and pains of being older can make it harder to participate in holiday activities. Here are 10 expert-backed tips to make the holidays ...

Experts say socially vulnerable ... so it's been critical that we get information to those groups," she told ABC News. "As you can imagine, many people with intellectual disabilities have trouble ...

Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely ... alone were lower than for ...