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PBS Newshour

Women find connection and combat loneliness in the Lois Club

Season 2025 Episode 215 | 5m 54s

In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general warned of an epidemic of loneliness, saying that increasing social isolation threatens Americans’ health and well-being. For some women, there’s a special club that offers immediate social connection — a place where everyone knows your name. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the Lois Club.

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