Matrimonial website for the mentally ill is lighting up lives

With divorces rising because one spouse had hidden a mental health issue, Nagpur psychiatrist launches matrimonial site where people can specify their mental illnesses openly and still find a match

Nothing is easy for those suffering from neurological diseases, least of all finding a life partner. And with marriage with such patients still looked down upon, it forces them to hide their illness, leading to future discord. In order to change all that, a former student of KEM hospital’s psychiatry department has created a website, www.manomarriage.com, to help such patients find their soul mates.

Applicants have to register online with a doctor’s certificate, which gets verified by a team working for the website. They must also provide complete details regarding their illness. Even those having physical challenges, like visual handicap and skin diseases, can register on this site. In fact, a person without any medical illness also can register if s/he has no qualms about marrying someone suffering from neurological or other diseases.

Mumbai surrogacy scam: Man summoned to answer for child rights violation

As mid-day had reported on May 26, Shubhangi Bhostekar filed a complaint against her estranged husband Prakash Bhostekar after she found out he had used bogus documents to secretly get a son through surrogacy. She also filed a police complaint against Jaslok Hospital and the doctors, Dr Firuza Parikh and Dr Sujaata Sawker, who helped her husband.

It was after mid-day pointed out that Prakash had procured fake documents to fool the hospital into proceeding with the surrogacy, that the Mulund police sent a letter to JJ hospital to set up a panel of experts and investigate the matter.

Hacked! Mumbai man loses Rs 84,000 in 9 swipes in 5 nations

At 9.39 pm on Wednesday, transactions were made from Chembur-based executive Bikash Kumar's credit card in pounds, dollars, rupees, pesos and euros across the world
Bikash Kumar is a thrifty man; he used his credit card all of two times, and solely to pay his electricity bills. So imagine his shock when he realised that someone else had used his card, not once, but nine times and that too in five different countries and currencies - all in a single minute.
 On Wednesday, Kumar was having a peaceful night until he received a message with a One-Time Password (OTP) for a transaction on his SBI credit card. “It was around midnight when I got the OTP. I was curious, as I hadn’t made any transaction,” he recalled.
“When I checked my email, I found that nine transactions had been made at various international websites in various currencies,” said Kumar, who lost R84,000 in a single minute.

Faulty dental implant puts 64-year-old on liquid diet for a year

The Andheri-based patient is also alleging that the dentist is withholding information that will prove negligence and that the MIDC police are refusing to take her complaint
When 64-year-old Avtar Kaur went to get dental implants, she thought she’d return with a shiny, white smile. Instead, the smile was wiped off her face altogether after the doctor botched the procedure, leaving her toothless and unable to chew any food for nearly 1.5 years. The fact that the doctor was a family friend who shrugged off all responsibility made the betrayal even harsher.
Before the surgery took place last year, Avtar had just 18 teeth, but was still able to chew her meals. But due to the worsening state of her teeth, the Andheri resident decided to consult a dentist. Last January, she visited Gurukripa Medical Trust’s Dr Jyoti Kaur Oberoi, a paediatric and preventive dentist who was also her daughter’s childhood friend.

Cancer survivors from Mumbai make India proud at international event

In rare crowdfunded effort, Tata Memorial patients donate to train 14 kids for international competition; they repay by winning 26 medals at the World Children's Winners' Games in Moscow
Don’t be fooled by Kayan Anklesaria’s slight frame or his tender age. His rich haul of medals is proof that he is made of sterner stuff. The 13-year-old brain cancer survivor won the most medals — four — in the Indian contingent at the annual World Children’s Winners’ Games held in Moscow from June 2-4.
The sports event, held exclusively for childhood cancer survivors, saw 14 Indian participants — all from Mumbai — competing with 550 children from 16 countries. The Indian cancer survivors, aged 7-16, won 26 medals — eight gold, 11 silver, and seven bronze — in five categories.

53-year-old woman dies of lung infection from fungi in pigeon droppings

Kabutarkhana in Jain temple inside Borivli East society responsible for rising cases of asthma and hypersensitive pneumonitis among residents, but BMC’s health department is yet to act on complaint.
Last year, when 26-year-old Naitik Zota took his mother Jayshri (53) to a pulmonologist following a severe bout of breathlessness, the doctor confronted him with a bizarre question: Do you have pigeons in the vicinity of your home? When Zota told him about the presence of a kabutarkhana next door, the doctor advised him to place nets on the windows of his home, and move Jayshri to a room that wouldn't be frequented by the birds. The advice, unfortunately, came late.
A few weeks later, Jayshri died of a lung infection, which the doctor alleges was the result of harmful fungi present in pigeon droppings.
Several residents of Neelkamal Cooperative Society in Borivli East, where Jayshri lived, say they too have been victims of ill health for the last eight years since the kabutarkhana came up close to their homes. They have complained of lung infection, breathing problems and asthma. After repeated complaints to local bodies fell on deaf ears, the society members filed a complaint with the BMC health department last month, demanding immediate action against the growing menace. But, the BMC is yet to act on their complaint.

No prescription required, abortion pills at doorstep

 With this line, online agencies hawk pregnancy termination pills, often to women unaware of the danger of using medication without expert help. mid-day puts itself out there as a desperate customer.
Just know this – it may sound easy to end a pregnancy with one click and a few pills, but without a doctor’s consultation, it could just as easily end your life.
Selling abortion pills without prescription and age proof is illegal and a punishable offence under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTPA). But this mid-day investigation shows just how easy it is for anybody to go online and order a pregnancy termination kit without any medical advice or understanding of the risks involved.