Loneliness poses profound public health threat, surgeon general says

Loneliness presents a profound public health threat akin to smoking and obesity, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy warned in an advisory issued Tuesday that aims to rally Americans to spend more time with each other in an increasingly divided and digital society. Murthy said half of U.S. adults experience loneliness, which has consequences for mental and physical health, including a greater risk of depression, anxiety — and, perhaps more surprisingly, heart disease, stroke and dementia.

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profound：深厚的；渊博的（pro 前面 + found 词源 fundus 同 fundamental bottom，底部，引申为深远的）

found：建立，创立（founder 创始人）

akin：同类的；同族的；同源的

surgeon：外科医生

advisor issued：对外发布的公告

advisor：【人】顾问；【物】公告

issue：问题；后果；发行

rally：n. 重新集合；跌停回升；v. 恢复精神；重振旗鼓；号召

stroke：中风

dementia：痴呆（dement 使发狂）