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‘He was alone for five and a half hours’: Arizona mother speaks out nearly 8 months after her 18-month-old son was found alive in a morgueAlexus Fiordilino shared a heart-wrenching account of the day she almost lost her son, Vincent, in Arizona. In a shocking twist, he was dis...- Woman in labour denied hospital admission after being identified as Dalit, forced to deliver baby on roadside outside UP hospitalDalit woman denied hospital admission: A 20 year old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district was allegedly denied admission at a governme...
- In healthcare, the patient is the least informed consumerSignificant price differences in healthcare consumables have drawn attention, prompting calls for better consumer protection. Maharashtra's...
- 100% family pension and NPS-related benefits: Know who is eligible to get extraordinary pension benefits in RailwaysThe railway employees' new pension guidelines have been announced, slated for implementation in 2026. These provisions classify both death ...
- Dentist didn't inform root canal risks, patient had to take second treatment after suffering pain; Court orders doctor to pay Rs 2 lakhA Delhi consumer commission has ordered a dentist to pay Rs 2 lakh to a woman who paid Rs 1.10 lakh for root canal treatment, crowns and ve...
- Who is Lucy Letby, and why does her case remain contested even as a UK inquiry blames hospital failures?A British inquiry found hospital managers failed to act sooner on concerns. This failure allowed nurse Lucy Letby to harm more infants in h...
- Goa nightclub fire: Three main accused surrender before Mapusa court two weeks after SC orderThree main accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire surrendered before a Goa court. This surrender occurred two weeks after the Su...
- Stroke patient denied emergency surgery by hospital suspecting viral infection; he tested negative elsewhere but died before treatment; court orders hospital to pay Rs 1 croreA Telangana consumer commission has held a Hyderabad hospital and its treating doctor liable for the 2020 death of a PhD scholar who suffer...
- School cab driver sexually assaulted 3-year-old girl whom she called as 'bad uncle who gave chocolates'; parents spotted bruises, change in behaviourA three-year-old girl in Delhi’s Bawana allegedly sexually assaulted by her school cab driver was identified as the accused after she recog...
- Insurer rejects motor insurance claim citing invalid driving licence; policyholder fights back and wins Rs 3.5 lakh in consumer commissionA motor insurance claim was rejected by HDFC General Insurance over driver's license concerns. The West Bengal Consumer Commission found in...
- Rs 21 crore awarded to families of 2 HUL managers killed in 2018 Mumbai-Goa highway accidentA Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded twenty-one crore rupees to two families. This compensation was for two Hindustan Unilever managers...
- Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS, found negative after retest at another hospital; Consumer commission orders AIIMS Risihikesh to pay Rs 60,000Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS Rishikesh was found to be HIV negative when retested at another hospital. A consumer commission has uphe...
- Montauk Mystery: New $50 million lawsuit raises questions over Martha Nolan’s deathMartha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s family is suing Christopher Durnan for fifty million dollars. The family alleges reckless conduct led to her deat...
- Patient left paralysed despite no surgical error: Consumer court still ordered doctors and hospital to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation; here's whyA patient was left paralysed after a lumbar drain procedure at a Punjab hospital. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found...
- Colonoscopy without consent leads to emergency surgery: Court finds hospital relied on daughter's approval; Kerala woman gets Rs 1 lakhColonoscopy performed without the patient's informed consent at a Thrissur hospital led to a bowel perforation and emergency surgery, a Ker...
- 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...
- 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, ...
- Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration, says Union Health ministryIt has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in the Jacob Mathew case in 2005, directed the Centre to frame s...
- Hospital can't be prosecuted for medical negligence: HCIf a patient dies or suffers due to medical negligence in a hospital then its management cannot be prosecuted, the Delhi High Court has sai...
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