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Why doctors want to know if you're lonely
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
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Are you lonely? Be honest.
More and more doctors want to know… because it’s affecting our physical health.
We’ll talk with a UW doc about why he’s talking with patients about social isolation.
Dr. Tong’s paper in the Annals of Family Medicine: https://www.annfammed.org/content/early/2024/02/21/afm.3102
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