More people are struggling with loneliness than diabetes, US surgeon general says
MIAMI — The link between loneliness and public health may not be readily apparent to many, but it is to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who visited his Miami hometown Friday with a broad agenda — meeting with health care workers about pandemic-relatedburnout, speaking with LGBTQ students about mental health concerns, and preparing to deliver the commencement address to graduating students of Miami Dade College on Saturday.
Murthy, a 1994 graduate of Miami Palmetto Senior High School, said in his roles as a private physician and the country’s top doctor he had come to realize, through conversations with patients and everyday Americans, that loneliness and isolation are pervasive among kids, young parents and others whose lives appear to be filled with the presence of others.
