Isolation at work can be unhealthy. But it can also be a good thing – as this researcher found out when he walked solo from Melbourne to Sydney.
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Half of Australians feel lonely for at least one day a week, while one in four feel lonely for three or more days. This can impact on sleep, heart health and levels of anxiety.
More than 16 million people in the U.S. take care of people with dementia. Could we learn something from how other cultures view dementia as more of a social disease rather than a lonely one?
Many studies have shown that time outdoors is good for our physical health. Three wilderness education experts explain why periods alone in nature also provide mental and spiritual benefits.
Recent news reports suggest that the US is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. But the research is a bit more complicated.
Social isolation is linked to higher blood pressure, lower cognitive abilities and even increased chances of premature death.
For those who are finding the social distancing isolating, here are some lessons from ancient hermits, who often found joy in being alone.
A study of Australian and US cities has demonstrated that pet ownership strengthens people’s connections with their neighbours.
Hospitals in South Africa need to improve their surveillance of infections among children and newborn babies.
The power to overcoming Ebola was in public awareness by performing simple yet basic infection prevention and control measures like washing hands, isolation and reporting suspected cases.
When human contact is cut off, the brain begins to act in strange ways to preserve its sanity.
Barely a week passes without media coverage of some aspect of the real or perceived impacts of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in drive-out (DIDO) work, especially in the mining sector. We hear about the…
Isolation and loneliness pose an increasing threat to the health of Australians, many of whom are cut off from friends and locals by ill-conceived urban design, a report has warned. Social Cities, produced…
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