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If Patient doesn’t respond to Treatment, Doctor can’t be held for Negligence

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“Merely a patient does not respond to the Treatment, a Doctor cannot be held Negligent…” A Good beginning of the year for Medicos.. Case Details : Sukhdev Gill V/s. Rotary Eye Hospital & ors, H.P. Date of Judgement : 05/01/2018 BEFORE: Hon. Dr. S.M. Kantikar and Dr. B.C. Gupta. Facts in short : 1. The […]

Should Doctors marry Doctor ?

Should Doctors marry Doctor ? Fifty years ago, it was very uncommon to find doctors married to other doctors. Why? To answer that question, we need to explore the sociology of the time. Fewer women went to college, which meant fewer female doctors. Many couples married early, right out of high school or right after […]

A Dentist ordered to pay Rs.35,000/- for extracting wrong tooth, but the unwanted remarks about the competency of Doctor were expunged

A Dentist ordered to pay Rs.35,000/- for extracting wrong tooth, but the unwanted remarks about the competency of Doctor were expunged In an interesting case, the Chandigarh State Commission while delivering judgment in case of Tanvir Malik V/s. Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital Chandigarh, upheld the order of the District […]

“The transfusion made at the Hospital cannot be termed as 100% safe and hence no negligence cannot be attributed to Doctors

“The transfusion made at the Hospital cannot be termed as 100% safe and hence no negligence cannot be attributed to Doctors…..” Case for Rs.90 lakhs compensation dismissed… The national Commission has reiterated the view of Apex Court, in the case of SANDEEP KUMAR V/s. PGIMER, Chandigarh Facts in short : 1. The Complainant who is […]

Interview with Dr. Vinod Kumar M: Rank 8 in AIIMS-PG Jan 2018 Exam

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Dr. Vinod Kumar M has secured Rank 8, in AIIMS-PG January 2028 session exam. He has done his MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka. Interview   Q. In what year did you pass out your MBBS (Completion of Internship)? Ans. 2017 Q. What were your MBBS percentage marks (aggregate or final year)? Ans. 68.59 […]

Interview With Dr. Gopambuj Singh Rathod: Rank 1627 in NEET-PG 2017

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Dr. Gopambuj Singh Rathod has secured Rank 1627 in NEET-PG 2017. He has done his MBBS at Bankura Sammilani Medical College. Interview   Q. In what year did you pass out your MBBS (Completion of Internship)? Ans. 2015 Q. What were your MBBS percentage marks (aggregate or final year)? Ans. 65 Q. What ranks had you secured […]

Stay poor, Go to Jail , Keep begging the Govt – Karnataka Govt’s new Diktat

Stay poor, Go to Jail , Keep begging the Govt – Karnataka Govt’s new Diktat Private medical practitioners are now at loggerheads with the Karnataka government with the proposed KPME Act. State health minister Ramesh Kumar has not bothered to pay attention to the demands made by protesting Doctors. He meekly threatened to quit the […]

Court Rules: BUMS Doctors Can’t Claim Knowledge about Allopathic Drugs

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“(The Doctor ) having studied one particular system of medicine, cannot possibly, claim complete knowledge about the drugs of the other system of medicine. The transgression into other branches of medicine would tantamount to quackery.”. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has observed while allowing the Complaint thereby saddling compensation of few lacks of rupees […]

Negligence by Doctor of not Correlating USG Report Cost Him Rs. 1 lakh

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USG is more reliable than Urine Test to rule out Ectopic Pregnancy: Failure cost Dr. Rs.1lakh Failure to rule out Ectopic pregnancy: Compensation saddled towards mental pain and agony suffered by the patient , but reduced from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs. 1 Lakh. Case Details : GLOBAL HEART AND GENERAL HOSPITAL & 2 ORS, JAIPUR […]

Relief to Radiologist Whose Licence Got Cancelled Due to PCPNDT Act

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A huge relief that will make Diwali really Happy for the PCPNDT affected. Case Details : M/S MGS SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI V/s. DISTRICT APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY-PNDT – WP No. 1021/2017, decided on 12/10/2017 Judgment Link : http://lobis.nic.in/ddir/dhc/SAS/judgement/12-10-2017/SAS12102017CW10212017.pdf Facts in short : 1. The MGS Super Specialty Hospital, one of the well known 100 bedded […]