The Eugene Family YMCA tackled loneliness and social isolation in 2025 and is now expanding those efforts into the community.

Social isolation significantly increases the risk of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address this issue.

Loneliness and social isolation among community-dwelling older adults are complex issues with the ability to affect physical, mental and social well-being. To support older adults, approaches must ...

This is a moment to act — not just as artists, advocates, and policymakers, but as neighbors and citizens. If we choose connection over distance, collaboration over silence, and creativity over ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Social isolation became familiar to many during the pandemic, but for some senior citizens, it wasn’t ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both loneliness and social isolation were associated with a higher risk for glaucoma. Participants who were ...

“I just can’t make it tonight. You have fun without me.” Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A study headed by researchers at The Picower Institute ...

A recent study reveals that social isolation and loneliness are linked to lower intake of essential micronutrients in older adults, raising concerns about their impact on healthy aging and the need ...