Yamini Karanam is a 26-year-old PhD student who originally hailed from Hyderabad, India but moved to Indianapolis to study computer science.

There were times when she'd fall asleep for 14 days straight and she'd experience difficulties in listening and comprehension. Fatigue and headaches started to manifest and her performance at work was also affected. These symptoms drove her to seek medical attention last September.

She has always been a great student. But when she began experiencing debilitating symptoms, her life slowly changed.

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Do you remember Wina Lia of Indonesia? Well, she is the widow who wanted to sell her house in Yogyakarta. It has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious backyard and a fish pond – all for about $76,500. Sounds like a great deal, right? But wait, there’s more… the lucky buyer will also get to marry Wina, the owner, as part of the deal.

Here's a screenshot of the ad.

When the ad came out on a real estate website, everyone thought it was a joke. But Wina, a beauty salon owner, was actually serious about the offer. The ad reads:  “Offer of the century!!! Buy the house and you may marry the owner (terms & conditions apply). Only for serious buyers and without negotiation.” It turns out that not only does Wina want to sell the house, she’s also looking for a partner. She’s been having trouble finding a man after her husband died in 2000. Upon learning of her romantic problems, her real estate agent suggested offering herself up for marriage in the ad....

"I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice." - An excerpt from the Hippocratic Oath

Doctors and nurses understand that it's not easy for anyone to just take medicines, expose their naked bodies, and simply entrust their lives to strangers. That is why trust is one of the most vital elements that should be established between healthcare providers and the patients themselves. Patients should be confident that their doctors will never deliberately harm them in any way.

The healthcare staff's competence, knowledge, and behaviour are as equally important, particularly if a patient has to undergo a major surgery. Imagine being completely oblivious of what's happening inside the operating room (OR), and what the surgeons and nurses are doing to you. Imagine what might happen then if you're in the hands of negligent, irresponsible, and incompetent people...

Inside the OR, the patient has to completely rely on the team's skills as they cut through his/her organs. It is vital that surgeons and OR nurses are cautious, alert, and aware of everything that is excised or placed inside the patient's body. Moreover, they have to be honest enough to count and declare the correct number of instruments, laparotomy sponges, and sutures used to ensure that none of those will be left inside. ...