Medical Negligence

Even death of patient on the face of it cannot be medical negligence, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court said that it clearly emerges from the exposition of law that a medical practitioner is not to be held liable simply because things went wrong from mischance or misadventure

'No clean chit to doctor Kafeel Khan': Uttar Pradesh govt says it is looking into facts missed by probe committee

The state government on Thursday said it would be wrong to presume that doctor Kafeel Khan was given a clean chit.

Chhattisgarh man dies in hospital under alleged medical negligence; ants found feeding on his wounds

The matter is from 10 days ago when the man was found lying unconscious and bleeding outside Manendragarh primary health centre in Chhattisgarh for two days until the local MLA caught wind of the issue

Delhi doctor operates on leg of patient with head injury, authorities bar him from conducting surgeries without supervision

A senior doctor at a Delhi government-run hospital, a dedicated facility for providing critical trauma services, wrongly performed a procedure on the leg of a patient who was admitted there with a head injury

Bihar woman dies after being given acid in place of water at Muzaffarpur private hospital

A woman died on Thursday accidentally swallowing acid kept in a bottle given to her by staff of a private hospital when she asked for water to consume medicines.

Varanasi doctor leaves syringes inside woman's body during sterilisation operation; Uttar Pradesh Police launches probe

A doctor at Varanasi's Sir Sunderlal Hospita left syringes inside a woman's body while she underwent an operation for surgical sterilisation in 2017

Video Volunteers: Medical negligence and abuse rampant in Jharkhand hospital

Nearly 45,000 women die due to childbirth-related causes every year in India. With disrespectful care and the poor state of government hospitals, women may not seek maternal healthcare altogether.

Infant dies at Delhi hospital after being given pain killer post surgery, kin alleges medical negligence

In a case of alleged medical negligence, a four-month-old baby died at a city hospital, after being administered a pain killer injection

Family writes to Haryana CM, alleges negligence and overcharging by Gurugram's upscale Paras Hospital

The family of a patient admitted to Paras Hospital in Gurugram has accused the facility of medical negligence and charging an exorbitant amount for its services

Arvind Kejriwal defends cancellation of Max Hospital's license, adds AAP govt isn't against private hospitals

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said his government is not against private hospitals, but can't maintain silence on their inhuman criminal negligence.