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“Business To Benefit From Addressing ‘Loneliness Epidemic,’ Doctor Says” is an interview that National Public Radio (NPR) host Michel Martin made with Dr Vivek Murthy, who was the 19th Surgeon General of the United States between 2014 and 2017. The interview features both Michel Martin’s and Dr Vivek Murthy’s voices. However, as the interview focuses on Dr Murthy, we can say that he is the main speaker in the interview.

From Michel Martin, we learn that Dr Murthy believes that America is experiencing a loneliness epidemic and that it should be included on the list of the most concerning health issues for Americans. In Dr Murthy’s opinion, loneliness has severe enough consequences that the business environment should concern itself with tackling loneliness (ll. 8-11).

The fact that Dr Murthy is willing to adv...