"According to the U.S. Surgeon General (Murthy, 2023)

Quoting something from an article I just came across. *"According to the U.S. Surgeon General (Murthy, 2023). Social isolation increases the risk of heart disease by 29%, stroke by 32%, and early death by 60% — a health impact comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day (Holt‑Lunstad et al., 2015). At the same time, trust in neighbors, co-workers, and institutions is at historic lows (Pew Research Center, 2022), and global workplace disengagement is costing $8.8 trillion each year (Gallup, 2023)."*