Older adults with small social networks of family and friends are less likely to attend recommended health screenings and checkups than peers who have more relationships, new research shows. Researchers from the Health Foundation analysed information on more than 2,000 people born in 1946 in England, Scotland and Wales who are taking part in the […] The post Isolated older people should be able to benefit from friends and family for health advice, study says appeared first on CLOSER.