For many, Valentine’s Day, which the country marked last week, is a beloved tradition. But for some older adults who have lost their loved ones, the holiday may bring a sense of loneliness and ...

Dame Maggie Smith of Downton Abbey fame once said: “There’s a difference between solitude and loneliness.” For Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the therapist with a thick German accent who taught Americans to ...

These findings are part of a growing body of research connecting the dots between sleep health and social health. While studies have correlated sleep troubles and loneliness for some time, it’s long ...

BUENOS AIRES — Is being alone the same as feeling lonely? Hardly, for the latter is a sense of isolation and the need for more encounters or relations. Yet even in company you can feel alone, which is ...

The world is currently witnessing a loneliness epidemic. People, even in the age of social media, are feeling lonelier and more isolated than ever. This is the tragic truth of today’s world. Did you ...