(WWJ) Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said this week — declaring the latest public health epidemic.
And a whole lot of people are affected, according to Murthy, who said about half of all Americans suffer from chronic loneliness.
On a new episode of The Daily J podcast, WWJ's Zach Clark learns that the mental affliction can also cause physical problems in those who are suffering.
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