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Loneliness

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An older person standing alone at a tall curtained window, seen from behind

Loneliness went with starting sedatives and opioids, in 29,976 middle-aged and older Canadians

Sep 22, 2026

A woman sitting alone on a kitchen chair, looking towards a window

Loneliness more than doubled the risk of a first depression diagnosis in 445,678 adults

Sep 21, 2026

Four older women sitting round a white table with books, coffee cups and reading glasses, mid-conversation

Social participation tracked 22% lower death risk in older adults across 25 cohort studies

Aug 26, 2026

An older woman in conversation with a support worker leaning in to listen

Social prescribing navigators beat a referral line, 50% to 36%, in 326 Ontario patients

Aug 18, 2026