How a medical student is tackling the loneliness epidemic
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“People who have done so much and given to their community for so long, why are they lonely at the end of their lives?” It’s a question that Harsh Moolani, currently a third-year M.D./M.P.H. student, grappled with when volunteering at local hospices. The care industry didn't seem to have any long-term solutions for patients, so, as a junior in college, he developed one himself. Harsh joins Inside U Miami Medicine to discuss how he founded a nonprofit that tackles some of the biggest challenges for adult populations like loneliness, cognitive decay and lack of purpose — all while pursuing his medical degree.
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