Kiran Devi, an ailing septuagenarian, had a history of diabetes, hypertension and bronchial asthma. She was taken to JeevanAnand Hospital where Dr. Jutsiand an ENT specialist diagnosed her with B/L abductor paralysis of the vocal cords’. Dr. Jutsi advised tracheostomy the next day but her relatives did not consent for same. Unfortunately, Kiran Devi died the next day.

A patient who had his testicles removed after a hernia treatment that went wrong has been awarded Dh 900,000 in damages.

It is becoming an increasing trend to drag the doctors and hospitals to courts. Many times, such instances are almost frivolous, as is this one.

Baljit Singh met with an unfortunate accident which caused fracture on his right arm. He rushed to Kumar Hospital where Dr. Rakesh performed a surgery and fixed the fractured bone with screw and plates. The doctor took an x-ray after the surgery to confirm if the surgery went well, and the x-ray reported that the screws and plates were fixed well.

Shyam, a teacher by profession, had troubled vision. He visited Dr. Deshpande who diagnosed high degree myopia in the right eye and performed a cataract surgery. Two or three days after the discharge, the patient again visited the doctor with complain of near zero vision in the eye. The doctor diagnosed retinal detachment and performed a second surgery.

A pediatrician has been suspended for three months for failing to diagnose and treat a one-year-old boy for a potentially life-threatening childhood disease.

Patients with severe burns require special attention and special ward. A hospital must take extra care during treating such patients. What happens when they err in doing so? Read to find the answer.

Nagendra Kumar, a young man of 21 was taken by his parents to Dr. Reddy as he had an excruciating abdominal pain. The doctor diagnosed it as acute appendicitis and performed an operation. However, the patient did not get any relief after the operation and the severe pain continued, and hence the doctor prescribed medicines.