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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Loneliness as deadly as obesity and smoking pack a day, top health expert warns

Elvis Presley sang it in Heartbreak Hotel and now a top voice in American health says the classic song’s chorus has become an alarming reality: Americans are feeling so lonely, they could die.

Vivek Murthy, the former U.S. Surgeon General, is warning that the negative health impacts of chronic loneliness are comparable to some of the nation’s biggest killers.

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