NBEMS Announces NEET PG 2026 and NEET MDS 2026 Exam Dates: Check Schedule and Internship Cut Off
NBEMS has released the tentative schedule for NEET PG 2026 and NEET MDS 2026. Check exam dates, internship cut off, CBT mode, and preparation timeline.
Chandigarh Consumer Commission Orders Healing Hospital and its Three Specialist Doctor to Pay ₹50 Lakhs After IV Cannula Leads to Gangrene and Amputation of Fingers
Chandigarh Consumer Commission ordered Healing Hospital, gastroenterologist, neuromedicine specialist and plastic surgeon to pay ₹50 lakhs after a routine IV cannula led to compartment syndrome, gangrene and amputation of four fingers. The patient suffered 85% permanent disability. The judgment exposes serious lapses in hospital monitoring and patient safety.
Read MoreKerala Government Medical College Doctors to Begin Indefinite Strike From February Over Salary Issues
The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) has announced an indefinite strike with phased boycott of teaching and OPD services over unresolved pay revision anomalies and long pending arrears since 2016. Doctors say the government has ignored assurances given after COVID duty and failed to ensure fair treatment to the medical fraternity.
Read MoreUttarakhand Consumer Court Verdict: Max Hospital Ordered to Pay ₹10 Lakh for Lack of Informed Consent and Vicarious Liability
The Uttarakhand State Consumer Commission held Max Super Speciality Hospital liable after a patient died following a Dobutamine Stress Echo test conducted without proven informed consent. This landmark 2025 judgment explains how lack of informed consent amounts to medical negligence and why hospitals are vicariously liable for doctors’ actions.
Read MoreBolitho Test in Medical Negligence Law: Why Courts Can Reject Expert Medical Opinion
The Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority case is a landmark judgment in medical negligence law. This article explains how courts can reject even expert supported medical opinions if they are illogical, unsafe, or unreasonable, and how the Bolitho test is applied in India and the UK today.
Read MoreWhat Is the Bolam Test? Landmark Judgment in Medical Negligence Law Explained
The Bolam Test is a landmark judgment that defines how medical negligence is judged in law. This article explains what the Bolam test is, how it originated from the Bolam vs Friern Hospital case, how Indian courts apply it, and why an error of judgment or difference of medical opinion is not negligence if accepted medical practice is followed.
Read MoreChatGPT Medical Advice Leads to Internal Bleeding: AIIMS Doctors Issue Strong Warning
AIIMS New Delhi doctors have issued a serious warning against using AI tools like ChatGPT for medical diagnosis or treatment after a patient suffered severe internal bleeding by following chatbot generated advice for back pain. The case highlights the dangers of self medication, AI hallucinations, and why real medical consultation, tests, and clinical judgement cannot be replaced by algorithms.
Read MoreGeetanjali Hospital ENT Surgery Case: NCDRC Upholds Medical Negligence, Reduces Compensation from ₹17 Lakhs to ₹10 Lakhs
A detailed analysis of the NCDRC judgment in the Geetanjali Hospital, Udaipur case where nasal polyp surgery without pre-operative CT scan led to subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain herniation. The Commission upheld medical negligence but reduced compensation, laying down important legal principles for doctors.
Read MoreDoon Medical College Dehradun Ragging Case: MBBS Student Assaulted, FIR Under BNS 2023
A shocking ragging case at Doon Medical College, Dehradun where a first-year MBBS student was assaulted by seniors. FIR registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023.
Read MorePregnant Woman Dies After Wrong Blood Transfusion at SMS Hospital Jaipur: Doctors, Staff Found Negligent
A pregnant woman died at SMS Hospital Jaipur after being given the wrong blood group. Her blood type was recorded as A+, but later found to be B+. An inquiry found serious medical negligence, failure of cross matching and reverse grouping, SOP violations, and systemic hospital failure. Action and possible FIR may follow.
Read MoreIIT Indore Develops AI Powered Human Digital Twin for Early Disease Detection
IIT Indore has developed an AI powered human digital twin under the Charak DT Platform to help doctors simulate diseases and enable early and preventive diagnosis. This futuristic human like replica can mimic breathing and blinking and allows medical experiments to be tested digitally before real world treatment, marking a major leap in Indian healthcare technology.
Read MoreMedical Negligence in India and the Hidden Crisis of Missing National Data
Medical negligence cases in India are rising, but there is no national database to measure their true burden. This article explains how the absence of reliable data, rising litigation, defensive medicine, and lack of tort reforms are harming doctors, patients, and the healthcare system, and why India urgently needs systemic legal and policy reforms.
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