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Despite the fact that we are more connected that ever, loneliness has become a major public health issue in the developed world, Carolyn Moynihan reports in today's selection of articles. In Britain and the US about one in three people over 65 live alone and studies in both countries show the prevalence of loneliness among people over 60 ranging from 10 to 46 percent. 

Loneliness predicts how long you will live and how sick you will be. In Britain, a charity called The Campaign to End Loneliness has developed something called a "loneliness heat map" to identify all the Eleanor Rigbys. It has found that two-fifths of all older people (3.9 million people) say that television is now their main source of company. 

This is one of the few major health problems that we can all do something about: why don't we all resolve to visit the lonely elderly more often? 

Michael Cook 
Editor 
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All the lonely people - have they no one of their own? By Carolyn Moynihan Loneliness has become a public health crisis, say experts. Read the full article

 

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Taiwan’s imminent population decline By Marcus Roberts Another country to add to the list. Read the full article

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