In the Rajasthan Assembly, the health department admitted that 14 patients died due to medical negligence in government hospitals between 2023 and 2025. No compensation has been paid and disciplinary action remains incomplete. Experts warn this figure may represent only a fraction of actual cases, as many incidents go unreported due to systemic and social barriers.
A Delhi man is fighting for life after developing Stevens Johnson syndrome, a rare and devastating drug reaction, triggered by HIV prevention medicines taken without prescription on AI advice. This is not about technology versus doctors. It is about the deadly consequences of self medication, weak drug regulation, and trusting algorithms over clinical judgement.
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.
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.
