The Supreme Court is examining whether compensation for medical negligence can be recovered from a doctor’s estate through legal heirs after the doctor’s death, even when the complainant has also died. The case raises crucial questions about survivability of civil liability under consumer law and could reshape medical negligence jurisprudence in India.
A first-of-its-kind genomic study from India has revealed that the Mpox case detected in Kerala was caused by the Clade Ib variant imported through international travel from Dubai. Genetic sequencing traced the virus’s journey into India, uncovered dangerous mutations, and warned that this evolving strain may spread faster and wider through sustained human transmission.
Read MoreA major Indian Journal of Medical Research 2025 study reveals rising lung cancer incidence in India, sharp regional and gender disparities, increasing adenocarcinoma dominance, and worrying projections up to 2030.
Read MoreNBEMS has released the tentative schedule for NEET PG 2026 and NEET MDS 2026. Check exam dates, internship cut off, CBT mode, and preparation timeline.
Read MoreChandigarh 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreAIIMS 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 MoreA 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 MoreA 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.
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