Health Bulletin 16/June/2023 - Video

Here are the top health stories for the day:

Safdarjung Hospital starts paediatric dialysis for free

Safdarjung Hospital, the Central government-run hospital in Delhi, has become the second in North India to start paediatric hemodialysis facilities for children, which is a facility for purifying the blood of kidney patients.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi is the other institute where this facility is provided. With the arrival of these services at Safdarjung Hospital, children can undergo dialysis for free.

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Safdarjung Hospital starts paediatric dialysis for free

NCDRC relief to Medanta, dismisses Rs 10 crore medical negligence case filed by family of former CJI

In a major respite to Medanta Hospital, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Bhardwaj Nursing and Maternity Home and its doctors embroiled in a decade long medical negligence case, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has dismissed a complaint filed by the family of former Chief Justice Of India (CJI) J S Verma seeking "exemplary damage" and compensation of Rs 10 crore by the treating doctors and medical institutions.

The bench of Dr S M Kantikar (presiding member), Justice (Retd) Ram Surat Ram Maurya (judicial member), and Dr Inder Jit Singh (technical member) observed that the patient’s family failed to prove “all the 4 Ds – Duty, Dereliction, Direct Cause and Damages” which are required to gain successful claim in the case of medical negligence.

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NCDRC Relief to Medanta, Dismisses Rs 10 Crore Medical Negligence Case Filed by Family of Former CJI

Indian-origin doctor banned from practicing medicine after driving family off cliff in US

A US court has barred a 41-year-old Indian-origin doctor from practicing medicine as he is facing multiple attempted murder charges for driving his family off a cliff in California, a media report said.

Dharmesh A Patel, a radiologist, was charged with three counts of murder in January for intentionally driving a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside.

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Indian-origin Doctor Banned from Practicing Medicine After Driving Family off Cliff in the US