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Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC

May 23, 20268:55News & Politics

What does it mean if you say that something is an epidemic? In the case of a virus, it usually means that it is spreading rapidly and that more and more people are getting infected. When a disease isn’t on the rise but i...

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Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real? is an episode from More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC. What does it mean if you say that something is an epidemic? In the case of a virus, it usually means that it is spreading rapidly and that more and...

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Published May 23, 2026, 8:55 long, audio available.