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Loneliness, Public Policy and AI – Lessons From the UK For the US

Health Populi

Three quarters of GPs surveyed have said they are seeing between one and five people a day suffering with loneliness, which is linked to a range of damaging health impacts, like heart disease, strokes and Alzheimer’s disease. At the center of this convergence are friends, families and peoples’ communities.

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A Matter of Trust, Perception, Risk, and Uncertainty – The Big Issues Raised by the Acquisition of PatientsLikeMe and Other Patient Data Transactions

Health Populi

A 2018 national survey found that 39% of U.S. teens and young adults say they have gone online to try to find people with health conditions similar to their own and 61% say they have read, listened to, or watched other people share about their health experiences online. Should it be?