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There’s a good chance Social Security will end up being an important income stream for you once your career comes to an end. So it’s helpful to get as much money out of your monthly benefits as you can. Your Social Security benefits are based on your personal earnings history. But there are steps you can take to boost them. Here’s what you can do to get more Social Security this year. Image source: Getty Images. Full retirement age is when you’re entitled to your monthly Social Security benefits without a reduction. It’s 67 if you were born in 1960…

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AI tends to focus on discrete classifications in mental health, but there are ways to get it to be continuous multidimensional instead.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the use of AI to generate mental health advice, focusing on a little-known yet disconcerting issue involving how AI-based psychological analyses are currently being conducted. The upshot is that most generative AI and large language models (LLMs) tend to identify discrete classifications of mental conditions, simplistically landing on just one principal condition, rather than doing so on a more robust, multidimensional, continuous basis. Let’s talk about it.This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of…

You have a choice when claiming Social Security retirement benefits. You can start at age 62. Or you can wait, and each month that you delay, your benefit grows a little until age 70, when there’s no additional advantage to waiting any longer. Unfortunately, many people make the wrong choice. And this mistake can come at a high cost. So, are you one of those people planning to claim at the wrong time? Here’s how you can tell. Image source: Getty Images. Data from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) revealed that just 10.2% of workers claim Social Security…

Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the members of the founding executive board of its “Board of Peace” for Gaza.Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the body, the White House said in a statement on Friday.Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas.It is expected to temporarily oversee the running of Gaza and manage its reconstruction.The exact structure…

The 70-year-old, who has been going to Molineux since he was 10 years old, said he started having problems in early 2020.”I’d disappeared a couple of times with intention of ending things, because things has just got too much for me,” he said.Then he heard about the support offered by the Wolves Foundation’s Head 4 Health group and decided to attend a session.He remembered starting with a group of around 10 other men and said they talked and shared their stories with each other, but were not put under any pressure to do so.He described it as a “very, very…

On a winter afternoon at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026, in a packed Surya Mahal, a deceptively simple question hung in the air: How do you know when you’re not okay?The answer is: Not when you’re broken. Not when things have fallen apart. But earlier, when life tilts, nerves fray, sleep thins, and the mind begins to feel just a little too loud.The panel, titled ‘Where Is My Mind?’, brought together psychiatrist and global mental health pioneer Vikram Patel, mental health entrepreneur Neha Kirpal, journalist and author Amrita Tripathi, in conversation with Puneeta Roy, founder of The Yuva Ekta Foundation.…

Gen Z faces common mental health issues like anxiety and loneliness. You can learn practical ways to improve your emotional well-being and build resilience. Hindustan Times 18 January, 2026, 10:00 am Last modified: 18 January, 2026, 10:19 am Photo: Adobe Stock”> Photo: Adobe Stock Many Gen-Zers navigate the day juggling pressures to be social, excel academically, and keep a great career, often feeling that if they stop, they’ll fall behind.  The truth is, maintaining mental health isn’t about always staying strong or keeping up appearances. It’s about finding strategies that support well-being without quietly draining you. A mental health expert…

The poignant reality illuminated by the data is that the well-intentioned energy of the new year is often misapplied. We channel hope into solitary vows – new year resolution; as it is known in this part of the world, to lose weight, add a new degree, learn a language, or save money—while the collective unit that most effects and is affected by our daily lives, the family, which is the coordinating hub of the society, operates without a coordinated plan. This “preparation gap” ensures that when the first unexpected storm of the year arrives, be it a car repair, a…

Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 09:22 ISTDoctors identified the episode as a severe anxiety attack, and a week later further evaluation revealed anxiety disorder, a condition more commonly diagnosed in adulthoodUnlike externalised anxiety that leads to tantrums or aggression, children that experience internalised anxiety often appear to be diligent, conscientious, hardworking, and/or compliant (Image: AI-Representational)Weight loss during adolescence is rarely cause for alarm. Growth spurts, changing appetites, fluctuating routines for most families, these are accepted and known indicators of teenage transition also known as the age of ‘stress and storm’. Breathlessness, too, is often brushed aside as fatigue or poor fitness.…