Medical Negligence
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Chennai: 17-year-old footballer dies due to alleged medical negligence after knee surgery
The Tamil Nadu government has suspended the two doctors who performed the surgery on November 7.
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Chennai: 17-year-old footballer dies due to alleged medical negligence after knee surgery
The Tamil Nadu government has suspended the two doctors who performed the surgery on November 7.
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Three women given anti-rabies shot instead of Covid-19 vaccine in Uttar Pradesh
A pharmacist has been suspended after an inquiry showed that the official administered the dose without asking any questions or conducting any checks.
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Trending
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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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In hot Rajasthan, solar-powered coolers help herders earn more from camel milk
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Uttar Pradesh: Couple cries over one-year-old son’s death, accuse doctors of negligence
The couple claimed doctors refused to touch their ailing son and asked them to take him to Kanpur from Kannauj.
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UP: Woman dies in Covid-19 isolation ward at Agra hospital after allegedly being denied treatment
The 61-year-old woman’s son said his mother had been suffering from COPD, but no staff at SN Medical College was ready to treat her.
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Bombay High Court orders BMC to pay Rs 10 lakh to family of man who got sucked into MRI machine
The civic body runs the BYL Nair Hospital, where the incident took place in January 2018.
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Video
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‘Hold on to my fur’: Musician remixes cat’s meowing to create this song (and others)
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Caught on CCTV: Woman’s chain snatched while getting into a lift in the building she lives in
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Watch: Stunning video of a tiger crossing the river in Jim Corbett national park
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Watch: TV host Ellen DeGeneres surprised with marriage vow renewal ceremony by wife Portia de Rossi
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Indore: 10 patients complain of blurry vision after cataract surgery, state orders inquiry
Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Tulsiram Silawat called the incident unfortunate, and said a seven-member committee will investigate the matter.
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Madras HC orders Rs 25-lakh compensation to woman who contracted HIV through blood transfusion
The court also asked the state government to provide the woman a house and said its directions should be carried out by January 2020.
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Uttar Pradesh: Staff leave Muzaffarnagar healthcare centre with unconscious patient inside
They the medical facility as their working hours were over, a report said.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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Gujarat: Parents allege nurse cut off five-month-old’s thumb, seek action
The Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital, however, denied the allegation of medical negligence and said only a part of the nail and skin was injured.
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Tamil Nadu: Baby’s head separated from torso during delivery at primary health care centre
Doctors said the baby had died in the mother’s womb.
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Johnson & Johnson faulty implants: Company asked to pay Rs 74.5 lakh compensation to a patient
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said the compensation should be paid within 30 days.
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The Field
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Watch: Sania Mirza recounts her journey at the Australian Open – ‘Everything started here for me’
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NBA: LeBron James within touching distance of setting all-time scoring record
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Tennis: Alycia Parks stuns world No 5 Caroline Garcia to win first WTA title in Lyon
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Davis Cup: Borna Coric helps Croatia reach Finals; South Korea and Finland prevail in upset wins
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Boris Becker welcomed back to German tennis ‘with open arms’ after release from London prison