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An Epidemic of Loneliness is Bad for Your Health

Author Finds Connection Between Friendships and Longevity

Boston Globe Reporter and Author Billy Baker was assigned a story on the link between loneliness and health issues in men. In his new book, We Need to Hangout, Baker details the startling findings he learned concerning lost friendships in adulthood and the debilitating impact it is having on people around the globe. Categories: Health Matters, News Tags: Adulthood, aging,…

Midday Weather Update: Wet and Stormy Monday Afternoon

Rain and storms continue to drop south through Central Alabama as we head into the afternoon. Again, some of these storms may become strong and locally severe, and though there is a very low-end threat for a brief spin-up tornado, the main threat will be from gusty winds. The SPC has a “slight risk” (level 2/5) for severe storms for nearly all of Central Alabama the rest of today, with a marginal risk (level 1/5) for South Alabama.