Loneliness Linked to Worse Health and Higher Medical Costs, Study Finds

Four in 10 Britons said they were lonely at least sometimes in a new survey tracking the health costs associated with loneliness. Loneliness is a common problem – and it’s expensive to health systems, according to a new analysis from the United Kingdom. People who are often lonely cost the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) up to £885 (€1,024) more annually than their more sociable peers, according to the estimates, which were published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers surveyed more than 23,000 Britons on their levels of loneliness, well-being, and health care visits from 2021 to 2023, and used...