Karnataka: 14 hospitals directed to refund Rs 81 lakh overcharged from patients Sanchari Chattopadhyay17 Aug 2021 10:30 AM ISTBangalore: Cracking down on 14 hospitals in Karnataka, the grievance redressal authority has directed the facilities to refund Rs 81 lakh overcharged...
Decision to perform emergency Caesarian was correct: Anaesthetist, Hospital absolved of medical negligence Barsha Misra15 Aug 2021 5:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that the decision taken by the doctor was right of conducting an emergency Caesarian operation on the patient, who in the...
Stating Claimant could not prove Medical Negligence by doctors, Forum absolves gastroenterologist, anaesthetist Barsha Misra14 Aug 2021 2:43 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Observing that the Complainant couldn't submit any material to prove medical negligence on part of the hospital and doctors who...
Mens rea as intent not necessary in Medical negligence cases, Following Established procedure is: Supreme Court Barsha Misra9 Aug 2021 5:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a groundbreaking judgment, the Supreme Court has recently made it clear that the absence of mens rea i.e. malicious or bad intent is...
Death of woman after cloth left in stomach during surgery: Inquiry panel submits report Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Aug 2021 9:30 AM ISTThe panel handed over its report to the principal of the Government Medical College, and it was sent to Shahjahanpur District Magistrate (DM) Indra...
Failure in Diagnosing Neck Femur Fracture: Top Consumer Court Directs St Stephens Hospital to Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation Barsha Misra29 July 2021 5:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Observing that the 'failure in diagnosis of fracture neck femur resulted in an unfavourable outcome' for a patient, the National Consumer...
Bihar Legislative Council launches investigation on Paras HMRI Hospital on allegations of overcharging, negligence Barsha Misra29 July 2021 2:00 PM ISTPatna: The Bihar Legislative Council has ordered a probe to investigate the allegations of medical negligence and overcharging brought against Paras...
Uttar Pradesh: Woman dies after doctors leave cloth in belly during C-section Medical Dialogues Bureau29 July 2021 9:45 AM ISTTaking note of the matter, the principal of the King George's medical college, Rajesh Kumar, had formed a three member inquiry committee to...
Doctors also learn by Experience: HC dismisses Criminal case against doctor for administering Remdesivir Barsha Misra25 July 2021 6:23 PM ISTBilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently denied admitting a petition alleging medical negligence against a treating doctor at a...
UP doctors accused of leaving cloth in woman's stomach Medical Dialogues Bureau22 July 2021 11:00 AM ISTShahjahanpur: Doctors at Government Medical College here have been accused of leaving a cloth in the stomach of a pregnant woman during a cesarean...
Wheelchair fall: Mumbai Hospital directed to pay Rs 3.5 lakh compensation for injury in hospital Barsha Misra18 July 2021 6:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Upholding the decision of the State Commission, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has recently directed a...
Surgery with Blank Consent Form: Hospital told to pay Rs 1 lakh Barsha Misra16 July 2021 2:43 PM ISTAhmedabad: Observing that the consent form was completely blank, and the hospital did not provide the medical case papers to the patient's family...
