Editorial: Loneliness may be a bigger killer

Updated July 21 2017 - 7:50am, first published 2:00am
Loneliness symptom of a loss of community
Loneliness symptom of a loss of community

It seems like we have heard it all before; the old person who dies alone and is not discovered for weeks or months. Their lonely death an indictment on how, with better communications channels than at any point in history, we seem to have a poorer sense of community.

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