The U.S. is battling an "epidemic of loneliness that affects both our emotional well-being and our physical health," the U.S. Surgeon General has warned. Dr. Vivek Murthy, who previously declared ...

Ms. Cummins is a journalist and an adjunct professor in New York University’s science, health and environmental reporting program. Mr. Zaleski is a journalist who covers science, technology and ...

Share on Pinterest Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a large new study finds. izusek/Getty Images Social isolation and loneliness are ...

Taking the lessons of pandemic isolation — and her adolescent diary — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 95, decided she should be New York’s Loneliness Ambassador. And so she is. By Allison Gilbert “I still will ...

Pierre Lehu worked with Dr. Ruth for 40 years. The iconic sex therapist and talk show host dubbed him her “minister of communications” and he says she was the easiest person to market, whether she was ...