One year after 7-year-old girl’s death created a furore, Fortis hospital escapes the police net

A Haryana-appointed panel recommended that three doctors be held accountable for medical negligence and found forgery charges against hospital to be credible.

Vidya Krishnan

· Jan 11, 2019 · 09:00 am

Watchdog for patients’ rights: Health activists to launch website to monitor private hospitals

The online forum aims to fight rampant medical malpractices and corruption in the private sector.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 26, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Bihar government slashes compensation for 702 women who have lost their wombs

The compensation mandated by the human rights commission for unnecessary hysterectomies has been reduced from Rs 2.5 lakhs to Rs 50,000.

Menaka Rao

· Dec 10, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Drug companies are buying doctors – for as little as a $16 meal

A new study in the US has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to prescribe a lot more of that company's products.

Ray Moynihan, The Conversation

· Jun 25, 2016 · 11:30 pm

In Karnataka, doctors perform unwarranted hysterectomies by telling women 'uterus kharab hua'

Fear and misinformation have allowed private hospitals to perform unwarranted hysterectomies on women in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi district.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Oct 01, 2015 · 04:30 pm