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‘Hope Squad’ teaches importance of suicide prevention, mental health awareness Let’s take a closer look at the five biggest things to look out for this weekend in the world of boxing. Mahomes also …

Renowned dietitian Dr. Mitali Gupta trains participants JAMMU: The Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), organised a two-day workshop on Holistic Wellness: The Science of Breath, Mind & Meditation at the DIPR Auditorium. The workshop was attended by Director Information, Nitish Rajora; Joint Director (Hqr), Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Raina; Joint Director, Jammu Division, Deepak Dubey; officers and other officials of DIPR and divisional office, Jammu. The sessions were conducted by renowned  Dietician, Yoga Teacher and Chakra  Meditation Expert Dr. Mitali Gupta, who seamlessly blended scientific principles with ancient yogic wisdom, making the sessions practical, engaging and transformative through her…

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Uttarayan Cancer Foundation–BCYW Foundation Collaboration: A New Model for Proactive Self-Breast Care and Breast Cancer Awareness Across Educational Campuses DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, January 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Breast cancer, once considered a disease primarily affecting older women, is increasingly impacting women under 40 in India. This shifting trend underscores an urgent need for awareness and preventive action among younger age groups. Many young women still believe breast cancer is “an older woman’s disease,” leaving them unaware of their own vulnerabilities, especially during puberty and early adulthood when modifiable risk factors begin to emerge. Limited understanding of breast health, limited…

A community-based programme is offering mental health support to adolescents and young people in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg.  The initiative, run by the non-profit organisation Tiko, provides psychosocial support to young people aged 15 to 24 through group therapy sessions and individual counselling referrals.  “Mental health is still viewed as something ‘foreign’ in many parts of the community,” says Olga Rikhotso, Tiko’s ecosystems manager for Johannesburg. “Yet it affects both girls and boys and sits at the centre of many social challenges we see.” The organisation runs HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-based violence programmes in seven African…

A plan was hatched to save a cherished waterway Activists who hope to reverse the decline of a treasured British waterway have unveiled their own four-step manifesto in response to a widely criticised action plan announced last month by the UK government. The River Wye, which flows 155 miles (250km) from Wales, through England, to the Severn estuary, has been devastated by nutrient run-off linked to intensive chicken farming. The UK government said last month it would fund on-farm poultry manure combusters to the tune of £35m, pilot anaerobic digestion plants and provide more grants for slurry stores to process…

Over one billion people in the world are living with mental health conditions, according to the World Health Organisation.While this means that mental illnesses are no longer uncommon, it does not necessarily mean there is less stigma associated with them.A survey conducted by AsiaOne in 2025, which polled 1,079 respondents in Singapore on their attitudes and perceptions towards mental health, found that 42 per cent of people tend to avoid telling others that they are receiving help for mental health conditions.Although there is a five percentage point drop from the results of AsiaOne’s survey in 2024, a significant proportion of…

Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States. His birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. Tributes are paid to him on his death anniversary each April, and his legacy is honored in multiple ways.But from my perspective as a historian of religion and civil rights, the true radicalism of his thought remains under-appreciated. The “civil saint” portrayed nowadays was, by the end of his life, a social and economic radical who argued forcefully for the necessity of economic justice in the pursuit of…

                                According to the CDC, about 25% of all workers have been exposed to hazardous noise. Many of these claims go unreported due to the gradual onset and a lack of awareness of the risk and symptoms. Many workers are simply not aware that their work environment can put them at risk, especially in industries with moderate, but still damaging, noise levels. A significant number of adults who have noise-induced hearing damage still report their own hearing as “good” or “excellent,” highlighting a major gap between perception and…

Social Security remains one of the most important financial pillars for retired Americans, especially at a time when inflation pressures, geopolitical uncertainty, and global market volatility continue to affect household finances. In 2026, that importance becomes even more visible. According to the Social Security Administration, the average monthly benefit now stands at about $2,071, translating to roughly $24,800 a year for the typical retiree. That figure alone highlights how heavily millions of seniors rely on the program to meet daily living costs.But at the very top end of the system, payouts look dramatically different. In 2026, the maximum possible Social…