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Social Isolation in Older Adults During the Pandemic

South Carolina Public Radio | By Bobbi Conner

Published August 20, 2020 at 3:23 PM EDT

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Mark Newbrough about the problem of social isolation in older adults during the pandemic. Dr. Newbrough is an Associate Professor of Geriatric medicine and the Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program MUSC.

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Bobbi Conner

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.

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