{
  "id": 9338741,
  "title": "Lonely? Socially isolated? It may cost you 6 healthy years of life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lonely-socially-isolated-it-may-cost-you-6-healthy-years-of-life",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-lonely-socially-isolated-healthy-years.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The numbers paint a grim picture. Roughly half of all U.S. adults are lonely, according to a 2023 report, and nearly as many feel socially isolated. Though just as serious as other health risks, loneliness and social isolation remain underappreciated as urgent public health concerns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}