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Одиночество и социальная изоляция изучаются как факторы риска для различных заболеваний, особенно в пожилом возрасте. Геронтологи подчеркивают важность социальной активности для поддержания здоровья и долголетия.
Одиночество является фактором риска многих болезней, включая деменцию и сердечно-сосудистые заболевания.
Общение и участие в жизни семьи и общества способствуют здоровому долголетию.
МОСКВА, 30 сен - РИА Новости. Одиночество является фактором риска многих болезней, среди которых деменция и сердечно-сосудистые заболевания, рассказала РИА Новости директор Российского геронтологического научно-клинического центра Пироговского Университета, президент Российской ассоциации геронтологов и гериатров Ольга Ткачева.
"Одиночество - фактор риска очень многих заболеваний. Длительная социальная изоляция связана с повышенным риском деменции, сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний и даже преждевременной смерти", - сказала Ткачева.
Она отметила, что общение и участие в жизни семьи и общества можно считать таким же ресурсом здорового долголетия, как движение и полноценное питание.

Research presented at the EASD conference found that large fluctuations in blood pressure over time are associated with an increased risk of stroke and death, especially in people with type 2 diabetes, and the risk depends not only on the average level of blood pressure, but also on its variability between measurements.

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti that a new dangerous strain of influenza may appear before 2029 due to the constant mutation of viruses, but emphasized that the modern healthcare system is capable of developing vaccines a year before the emergence of new infections, which will create global immunity.

General practitioner Alina Azizova said that people with diabetes, reduced immune defense, elderly Russians, young children, pregnant women and patients with chronic diseases of the respiratory system and cardiovascular system are at risk of severe respiratory infections. She emphasized the importance of vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B, and also recommended avoiding close contact with sick people, using PPE, washing hands and ventilating rooms. In the first three weeks of September 2026, the number of calls for colds in Russia was one and a half times higher than in August.

US residents Natalie and Josh Strong filed a lawsuit against the Brown Fertility clinic, claiming that doctors accidentally used sperm from an unknown donor during fertilization, which led to the birth of a girl whose DNA does not match the DNA of the father. The couple discovered the discrepancy through a blood group analysis: the mother’s first was negative, the father’s second was negative, and the child’s third was positive. The clinic has not yet responded to the claims.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Yana Lantratova, stated that the waiting time for an appointment with a therapist, pediatrician or general practitioner under compulsory medical insurance should not exceed 24 hours, emergency care in a clinic - no later than two hours, consultation with a specialist - within 14 working days.

Doctors at Vladivostok Clinical Hospital No. 1 removed a fibroid weighing eight kilograms and the size of a soccer ball from a patient. The tumor has been developing for a long time, and doctors warn that delaying the operation could lead to cancer. The patient feels well and has already been discharged home.