Many times, family and the patient do not agree with the line of treatment or suggestions made by the doctor. Is it fair to blame the doctor in such a case?

Law clearly states that a hospital is supposed to furnish bill for each and every service rendered to the patient; including the medicines prescribed and bought from its pharmacy. What happens when it fails to do so? They pay through their nose, as this case will demonstrate.

Death of a loved onecan be tough to accept. This story is an apt example of the extent family members can go to blame the doctor or hospital in this case, for such an unfortunate event.

Doctors have rights and responsibilities. The courts don’t take it lightly when they err on their responsibility despite clear indications of a possible mistake.

The Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission has imposed a cost of Rs 30 lakh on a private hospital for its deficient service in a case in which a woman was left with a needle in her uterus after delivery.

A surgeon who carried out a series of completely unnecessary operations on his patients for personal profit has been jailed for 15 years. Ian Paterson was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday after being found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding 10 of his private patients.

Children are a playful lot. Many times their innocent mischief turns into a mishap – as Prateek found out while he was playing with an innocuous looking stick which accidentally pierced into the right eye. Prateek was taken by his father to Dr. Kalra the next day, who after thorough diagnoses reported a Tenoconjuctival tear, temporal to the cornea.