Medical Negligence News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Denied wheelchair, 82-year-old woman lands in ICU; Air India reacts
New Delhi, March 8: Even as the world celebrates International Women's Day, an 82-year-old woman who was allegedly denied a wheelchair by Air India officials at the Delhi airport suffered a fall and is currently under observation in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Bengaluru hospital.
Passenger claims injury to 82 year old grandmother after Air India refused wheelchair, Airline issues denial
New Delhi, March 8: Parul Kanwar, a X user said that her 82-year-old grandmother was injured at Delhi Airport after Air India allegedly failed to provide a pre-booked wheelchair, causing her to walk before collapsing.
Women patients fall sick in Bengal hospital after injection
Kolkata, March 4: Several postpartum women in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in the East Burdwan district of West Bengal fell sick on Monday night after allegedly being administered the wrong injection.
Calcutta HC grants protection to suspended doctor in expired saline case
Kolkata, Jan 28: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, granted protection against coercive police action to suspended junior doctor Pallabi Bandopadhyay in the expired saline case in which a woman and a new-born died early this month.
Bengal 'expired' saline case: Expert report does not out rule out impact of injected liquids
Kolkata, Jan 21: While the West Bengal government is sticking to its stand that the doctor's negligence was the reason behind the death of one woman and a newborn baby at a state-run hospital in West Midnapore district earlier this month, an expert committee of the state health department has not ruled out the possibility of adverse impact of injection of essential liquids like Ringers' Lactate and oxytocin triggering the mishaps.