social isolation

Social Isolation and Loneliness Linked to Heart Disease

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Social Isolation and Loneliness Linked to Heart Disease

Feb. 28, 2022 — Social isolation and loneliness are linked to a greater risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from heart disease among postmenopausal women, suggests a new U.S. study. Even after adjusting for other risky behaviors, such as smoking and being physically inactive, social isolation and loneliness were related to higher odds of … Read more

Forgetting the ABCD: When learning means Zoom classes sans play and friendship, how are parents, teachers & children coping?

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Forgetting the ABCD: When learning means Zoom classes sans play and friendship, how are parents, teachers & children coping?

Yet all we heard through the pandemic was when high school students will write their exams or when college-goers will return to their campuses abroad. By Barkha Kumari Thirty-four-year-old researcher Anitha P had it all planned — she would finish her research by February this year, send her child to LKG by June, and start … Read more