Science Photo Library A woman had to be tested for HIV after being given a vaginal examination with a swab already used on another patient, the health ombudsman has said. After the examination, at her GP surgery in Batley, Yorkshire, for a pre-existing health condition, the 40-year-old was told an old swab had been used … Read more
A young woman died months after begging her GP for help with her chronic fatigue syndrome, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had written to her doctor asking for help with feeding as she was hungry. Ms Boothby-O’Neill had been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She died at home in Exeter, Devon, in October 2021. … Read more
In an incident of road rage, a woman riding a two-wheeler with two children was punched in the face by a motorist in Pune city after she advised him to drive properly, police said on July 21. A case has been registered against the 57-year-old man and his wife for the attack that occurred at … Read more
A 24-year-old woman police official was critically injured on Wednesday after a speeding car collided with her scooter in Chennai. According to the Chennai Police, the accident happened when Pavithra, a resident of Chennai’s Thirumullaivayal area, was going to her residence from Porur’s all-women police station, where she was posted. The speeding car lost control … Read more
A 35-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Monday allegedly by her male friend at a house in Hosakote, who later tried to die by suicide on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hemavathy, a native of Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, she was working as an attendant at a fuel station and was … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court building in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Convinced with the Indian nationality of a 67-year-old woman of Chinese origin, the Madras High Court has directed the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to issue her a passport so that she can visit her eldest son, an … Read more
A 27-year-old mother of three was tortured through the first week of June in two different instances — first by publicly rubbing chilli powder on her face and private parts on June 5, then by burning her private parts on June 9. The horrific incident in Bramaramba Chenchu Colony, Molachinthalapally village of Nagarkurnool came to light almost … Read more
2 hours ago By Gemma Dunstan, BBC Wales Live BBC Poppie Davies says she now wants to help others with alopecia When Poppie Davies’s hairdresser noticed a bald patch when she was just 16, it ended with her unable to look in the mirror as she lost her hair to alopecia. The 21-year-old from Cardiff said it … Read more
A man was caught on CCTV snatching a woman’s mangalsutra as she was sitting in a pizza shop in Haryana’s Panipat. The incident took place on Sunday when the woman and her friends were eating pizza in a shop. The accused entered the pizza shop wearing a helmet under the pretext of taking delivery. In … Read more
Priyanka Jarkiholi is the lone Congress nominee to have won in the Kittur Karnataka region as she defeated incumbent MP Annasaheb Jolle in Chikkodi constituency. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU Congress nominee and Minister Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi has won from Chikkodi, defeating incumbent MP and BJP leader Annasaheb Jolle. Priyanka Jarkiholi from Chikkodi … Read more