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Man gets Rs. 11 lakh as compensation from hospital for negligence (which led to him getting crippled for life)

When a man gets admitted to hospital, the expectation is that he will get better, and that the hospital will take the best possible care to ensure that the person gets the best possible service. This includes getting proper medical attention, being attended to by nursing staff, and also to ensure that the person does [...]

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 [...]



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