Too much to expect from a Doctor to remain on the bedside of a patient throughout in the hospital: HC comes to rescue of Gynaecologist, doctors, nurses Barsha Misra15 Dec 2023 4:19 PM ISTShimla: Reiterating that doctors cannot be held negligence merely because things went wrong, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh recently set...
Hospital's paediatric dept banned by Govt after alleged medical negligence case Barsha Misra15 Dec 2023 9:30 AM ISTTirunelveli: Taking action against a private hospital in Parappadi near Nanguneri accused of medical negligence while treating a six-year-old...
Delay in treatment of cancer patient leading to death: GTB Hospital, doctors held negligent, slapped Rs 5 lakh compensation Farhat Nasim14 Dec 2023 6:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Noting that the apathetic approach of the hospital and its doctors towards the gravity of the ailment raises a presumption as regards to...
High-risk Surgery without ICU: NCDRC orders Rs 20 lakh Compensation on hospital, doctors Barsha Misra8 Dec 2023 4:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently upheld the order of Maharashtra State Commission, which had...
Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy admitted under Surgeon rather than gynecologist: Fortis slapped Rs 10 lakh for negligence Barsha Misra7 Dec 2023 3:17 PM ISTKolkata: The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) has slapped Rs 10 lakh compensation each on Fortis Hospital and...
Patient death post nasal polyps surgery: Kin accuses Kerala hospital of medical negligence, exhumes body for postmortem Adity Saha7 Dec 2023 9:00 AM ISTWayanad: In a bizarre incident, the body of a 28-year-old patient who passed away four days after undergoing nasal polyps surgery at a private...
MCI punishments cannot be an indicator to decide any faults: Delhi HC Roshni Dhar5 Dec 2023 3:47 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court has recently observed that the MCI (now National Medical Commission- NMC) award of punishment cannot be an indicator to decide...
Health Bulletin 04/December/2023 Roshni Dhar4 Dec 2023 4:46 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:K'taka foeticide scam: Foetuses thrown in dustbin, left to decompose with medical wasteThe investigation...
18 ICU patient deaths due to lack of oxygen: Hospital held guilty of administrative negligence Roshni Dhar3 Dec 2023 4:23 PM ISTMore than seven years after 18 ICU patients of MIOT Hospital died due to lack of oxygen, the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission...
MCI punishments cannot be an indicator to decide any fault, imperfection, shortcoming, or inadequacy of doctors: Delhi HC Barsha Misra3 Dec 2023 3:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the MCI (now National Medical Commission- NMC) award of punishment cannot be an...
Doctors facing unnecessary humiliation due to Delayed Medical Negligence Probe: Kerala HC directs Time-Bound Immediate Investigation Barsha Misra2 Dec 2023 4:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pointing out that innocent doctors might have to face unnecessary humiliation if investigation gets delayed, the Kerala High Court on...
18 ICU Patient deaths Due to Lack of Oxygen: Hospital held guilty of administrative negligence, slapped Rs 20 lakh compensation Barsha Misra1 Dec 2023 1:13 PM ISTChennai: More than seven years after 18 ICU patients of MIOT Hospital died due to lack of oxygen, the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes...
