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Apollo fined Rs. 5 lakh over a man’s death

Apollo Hospitals is one of the providers of premium medical care, charging top rates for their services and in turn providing excellent medical services. This is an expectation that people have when they are admitted to the hospital, so when the hospital screws up somewhere in this care and does harm to the patient, there [...]

Supreme Court awards Rs. 1 crore damages for medical negligence

Medical negligence is something that is penalized the world over. When a patient goes in for a medical procedure, the person is entrusting their lives to the doctor (s) attending on them. It used to be said earlier that a Doctor is a very respected person, and that it would be unfair to penalize a [...]

Hospital fined for improper diagnosis

Modern medical care can be very expensive. We have managed to push the boundaries of medical care much further in the recent years, and are able to diagnose diseases much better than just a couple of decades ago. As a part of this, we have much better equipment, much better diagnostic techniques, and a much [...]

An article about medical insurance – especially for the elderly

Medical insurance is something that is necessary for people in our country; what with the galloping cost of medical health treatment and an increasing range of illnesses that we have to bear. Our lifestyles have got more sedentary, and an increasing range of illnesses such as diabetes, heart problems, and high blood pressures have come [...]

Hospitals ordered to hand over all medical records within 72 hours

There have been numerous cases in the past where patients have complained that hospitals have been lax in handing over their medical records to them. Hospitals have used this delay as a deterring factor if the patient wants to move to another hospital. In cases where there is a dispute between the patient and the [...]



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