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Virginia wedding turns tragic after road crash kills 5 including family of 4 travelling to attend ceremonyThe National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, a monthslong task separate from the work of state police.
NEET 2026 cancellation shows why India must ditch printed exam papersIndia's medical entrance exam, NEET, faces recurring paper leaks due to a flawed physical distribution system. A digital cinema-like model,...
Father fights against doctor's medical negligence leading to son’s death; SC awards Rs 15 lakh compensation, holds hospital responsibleThe Supreme Court held a hospital in Andhra Pradesh liable for a patient's death due to a doctor's negligence. The case pertained to the de...
Mamata Banerjee suspends 12 doctors for negligence in connection to the death of a woman and infantChief Minister Mamata Banerjee suspended 12 doctors, including the Medical Superintendent of Midnapore Medical College, for negligence caus...
Pakistan: Punjab CM Maryam suspends MS and staff of Multan's Nishtar Hospital over HIV outbreak due to criminal negligencePunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has suspended the Medical Superintendent and several senior medical staff at Nishtar Hospital in Multan,...
Medical negligence: Karnataka Congress seeks review of BNS section prescribing jail termThis is an attempt by the BJP to target practitioners of modern medicine, general secretary Dr Shankar Guha Dwarakanath, a practising docto...
Investigating officer should invoke protective provision under BNS in case of criminal medical negligence: IMA writes to PM ModiThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect doctors from criminal prosecution in cases of allege...
India needs a robust system to protect doctors from bogus lawsuits & ensure accountability for negligenceIndian Medical Association (IMA) praised GoI for criminal reforms absolving medical fraternity from liability under Section 304(a) of IPC, ...
Amit Shah announces plan to amend criminal law bill, exempting doctors from criminal prosecution in medical negligence casesThe Indian government, responding to a request from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), plans to amend the criminal law bill to exempt do...
Two newborns freeze to death at a clinic in Uttar Pradesh's ShamliTwo newborns died at an unlicensed clinic in Uttar Pradesh due to extreme cold conditions. The practitioner, Neetu Kumar, has been arrested...
Covid-19: How to get compensated if your vaccination goes wrongAlthough the government has stated in Parliament that there is no provision of compensation for any side-effects or medical complications d...
SC quashes proceedings against Hyatt Hotel's MD in negligence caseAccording to the prosecution, Gaurav Rishi had fallen from the terrace of the five-star hotel's sixth floor lobby on October 16, 2013.
FIR filed against Fortis, Gurgaon: Haryana governmentBoth civil and criminal action was being initiated against the hospital which was severely indicted of lapses by a probe panel in its repor...
Delhi govt won't hesitate to act against erring pvt hospitals: CM Arvind KejriwalKejriwal said it takes courage to cancel the licence of a leading healthcare facility like the Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh.
Won't tolerate open loot, negligence by private hospitals: Arvind KejriwalThe Delhi government cancelled the licence of Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh with immediate effect, for alleged medical negligence including t...
Children’s deaths due to criminal negligence by BJP states: CongressThe latest example is the painful death of 49 children in Farrukhabad...Deaths in Gorakhpur have reached 357...This is deliberate & crimina...
Do you feel that hospital authorities are being negligent to you or your dear ones? Claim your rightsPatients' rights It isn't easy to claim them, but a start would be to know what they are. Asha Menon digs out a few.
- Infants' death: Gynaecologist suspended, SMO transferred
Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Rajat Agarwal has been asked to hold a thorough inquiry and submit the report to the government within a week.
- Record Rs 1.73 crore payout in medical negligence case
NCDRC ordered that a compensation amount of Rs 1.73 crore should be paid to the US-based husband of a child psychologist who died in Mumbai...
- Hospital can't be prosecuted for medical negligence: HC
If a patient dies or suffers due to medical negligence in a hospital then its management cannot be prosecuted, the Delhi High Court has sai...