As a hospital-based physician, I almost always treat people with serious chronic health conditions. As a consequence of these conditions, they lose not just energy but also connection to much of what ...

Being more social by visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to new research. Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may ...

We often think of engaging in leisure activities as an important component of a well-balanced life. Now, a new systematic review finds that leisure activities of all kinds reduce your risk of ...

It is widely recognized that social connection plays a key role in longevity. People who are lonely or socially isolated experience more health problems and die younger. 1 A lack of social ...

Visiting friends, attending parties and going to church may help keep your brain healthy, according to research conducted at Rush. The study, posted online in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of ...

As people age, health often becomes a larger focus in their lives—their joints become a little more achy, or their vision less sharp. Some might even be dealing with a new diagnosis. To handle these ...

Even though you can’t physically hang out with your friends rn, there are still fun things you can do together of the remote variety. And you should def be taking advantage of them because talking to ...

Research from the Rush Memory and Aging Project reveals that older adults who engage in more social activities develop dementia up to five years later than those who are less socially active, ...

Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way. By Christina ...