Ageing and Longevity

There is an epidemic of loneliness among Americans over 60

A man bows his head as he listens on speakers outside St. Patrick's church to New York Police Department officer Joseph Lemm's funeral in the Manhattan borough of New York, December 30, 2015. Lemm was one of six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - GF10000279149

Loneliness is a widespread issue among elderly people. Image: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Gretchen M. Livingston
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