‘Botched surgery’ in Kerala: chargesheet against two doctors, two nurses likely today
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Botched surgery’ in Kerala: chargesheet against two doctors, two nurses likely today

The Hindu  

The Kozhikode Medical College police is expected to submit a chargesheet against two doctors and two nurses in connection with the alleged botched surgery case involving Adivaram native K.K. The case involves Ms. Harshina’s complaint that a surgical instrument was left behind in her abdomen after a C-Section surgery at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, in 2017. Following this, the police registered a case of medical negligence against the two doctors and two nurses who were on duty when the incident happened. Ramesan, who is now assistant professor in gynaecology at the Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri, Malappuram; M. Shahana, who works with a private hospital, and M. Rehana and K.G.

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Botched surgery case: report sought from Kozhikode District Collector
1 week, 3 days ago

Botched surgery case: report sought from Kozhikode District Collector

The Hindu  

The Principal Sub Judge’s Court in Kozhikode on Tuesday sought a report from the District Collector on the financial situation of K.K. Ms. Harshina has sought a compensation of ₹1.95 crore from the Health department, Principal, medical college; superintendent, Institute of Maternal and Child Health, where the incident happened; and three doctors and two nurses, who were part of the …

‘Botched’ surgery: Harshina to stage ‘satyagraha’ in Kozhikode on Feb. 13
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Botched’ surgery: Harshina to stage ‘satyagraha’ in Kozhikode on Feb. 13

The Hindu  

Harshina, the victim of an alleged case of medical negligence at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, is planning to stage a ‘satyagraha’ in the city on February 13 seeking justice from the government. Ms. Harshina had to suffer for around five years after a surgical instrument was reportedly left behind in her stomach during a C-section surgery conducted at …

Unnecessary procedures for insurance claims: Gujarat hospital CEO among 4 held
4 months ago

Unnecessary procedures for insurance claims: Gujarat hospital CEO among 4 held

Hindustan Times  

The chief executive officer of a multi-specialty hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and four others have been arrested for alleged involvement in a scam related to unnecessary medical procedures for insurance claims under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana insurance scheme for people with low income. Rajput, the hospital’s marketing and branding director, allegedly pressured patients to undergo unnecessary stent procedures …

Three accused in Harshina case get bail
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Three accused in Harshina case get bail

The Hindu  

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Kunnamangalam on Tuesday granted bail to three of the four accused in the medical negligence case in which scissors were allegedly left inside the stomach of a woman during a Cesarean section. Rameshan, a Professor of Gynaecology at Government Medical College, Manjeri, the third and fourth accused, M. Rehana and K.G. Manju, staff …

Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi remove needle lodged in woman’s buttock for three years
10 months ago

Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi remove needle lodged in woman’s buttock for three years

Hindustan Times  

In a rare and complex case, doctors extracted a needle, embedded deep for three long years, in the hip muscles of a woman, Rambha Devi, while sewing. Three years ago, a Delhi resident, Rambha Devi, deeply engrossed in her sewing, placed her needle on the bed for a moment. Three years later, when the pain became unbearable she finally decided …

Chargesheet submitted in ‘botched surgery’ case
1 year, 3 months ago

Chargesheet submitted in ‘botched surgery’ case

The Hindu  

The Kozhikode Medical College Police on Thursday submitted a 750-page chargesheet in a Kunnamangalam court against two doctors and two nurses in connection with the alleged botched surgery case involving Adivaram native K.K. The police have arraigned 60 witnesses in the case that involves Ms. Harshina’s complaint that a surgical instrument was left behind in her abdomen after a C-Section …

Complaint filed against two as doctor collapses, miscarries after dispute
1 year, 7 months ago

Complaint filed against two as doctor collapses, miscarries after dispute

Hindustan Times  

Mysuru: Complaint filed against two in Golitottu village, Dakshina Kannada district after a doctor had a miscarriage following an argument at a gram sabha meeting, Uppinangady police said on Wednesday. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation from the Dakshina Kannada district state government medical officers’ association Dr Shishira, the medical officer at the Nelyadi Primary Health Center, faced …

Uttar Pradesh: Private doctor booked for removing wrong organ during surgery in Varanasi | DETAILS
1 year, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Private doctor booked for removing wrong organ during surgery in Varanasi | DETAILS

India TV News  

In a shocking case of medical negligence, a private doctor removed a wrong organ of a patient during surgery in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district. The incident dates back to 2020 when Usha Maurya, a resident of Bela village in Varanasi’s Cholapur block, had experienced severe pain in her abdominal region. Following this, the ASHA worker took her to the private …

Kerala woman doctor's murder: CM calls emergency meet to discuss safety of health workers
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala woman doctor's murder: CM calls emergency meet to discuss safety of health workers

India Today  

In the wake of a 22-year-old woman doctor’s murder in Kottarakkara, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon to ensure the safety of health workers. The meeting will be held at 3.30 pm at the chief minister's conference hall. The health minister, chief secretary, home secretary, health secretary, legal secretary, director of medical …

Kerala: Doctors on flash strike after woman doctor stabbed to death by patient
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala: Doctors on flash strike after woman doctor stabbed to death by patient

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocking incident, a 23 year old lady doctor was stabbed to death by a person who was brought for medical treatment by police at the Taluk hospital Kottarakkara in Kollamp district of Kerala on Wednesday morning. The incident took place at 4:30 am on Wednesday when police brought the accused S Sandeep,42, a teacher working with an …

Assailant stabs house surgeon to death in Kottarakara government taluk hospital
1 year, 10 months ago

Assailant stabs house surgeon to death in Kottarakara government taluk hospital

The Hindu  

A police detainee fatally stabbed a woman doctor, Vandana Das, at the Kottarakkara government taluk hospital in Kollam district early Wednesday. Kerala Government Medical Officers Association State president Dr. T. N. Suresh called for a Statewide protest against the government’s alleged failure to give workplace protection to health professionals. Indian Medical Association office bearer, Dr. N. Sulphi, said the police …

‘Botched up’ surgery: woman sets May 22 deadline for govt. to address her demands
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Botched up’ surgery: woman sets May 22 deadline for govt. to address her demands

The Hindu  

Harshina, the woman from Adivaram in Kozhikode district who claimed a surgical instrument was left behind in her stomach after a C-Section surgery at the Government Medical College Hospital in 2017, has set a deadline of May 22 for the State government to address her concerns. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, she said if the government did not meet …

Woman dies at Kozhikode MCH, family alleges medical negligence
2 years, 5 months ago

Woman dies at Kozhikode MCH, family alleges medical negligence

The Hindu  

Family members of a woman from Koodaranji in Kozhikode district, who died at the Government Medical College Hospital on Thursday morning, have lodged a complaint with the police, accusing the hospital staff of medical negligence. According to sources, Sindhu, 45, of Chavalappara in Koodaranji, was taken to the casualty ward of the hospital on Wednesday with dengue fever symptoms. Based …

Doctor Conducts Wrong Surgery on Pregnant Woman in Telangana
3 years, 9 months ago

Doctor Conducts Wrong Surgery on Pregnant Woman in Telangana

News 18  

A huge protest was broke out at the Mother and Child Care Centre at the Karim Nagar district headquarters against the negligence of a doctor and the other staff while attending a seven-month pregnant woman. When Malathi alerted the doctor about her condition and realising her pain, the doctor immediately stitched her belly instead of the uterus and attached a …

Elderly Kerala woman tied to bed by hospital authorities in Thrissur
4 years, 5 months ago

Elderly Kerala woman tied to bed by hospital authorities in Thrissur

Op India  

In a shocking incident, an elderly woman from Kadangode was allegedly tied to a bed in a Coronavirus ward at the Government Medical College Hospital in Thrissur in Kerala. As per reports, the woman was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital, after she was diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus on October 20. In the said video, the woman could …

'Kicked' by local CPI(M) leader, Kerala woman forced to undergo abortion
7 years, 1 month ago

'Kicked' by local CPI(M) leader, Kerala woman forced to undergo abortion

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: In a shocking incident, a woman was forced to undergo abortion after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach by a CPI leader in Kerala's Kozhikode district. The woman who started bleeding heavily was rushed to a hospital where she was forced to undergo abortion. The woman's husband has claimed that after the incident, the family was being continuously …

Action panel alleges doctors' revenge; IMA denies it
7 years, 10 months ago

Action panel alleges doctors' revenge; IMA denies it

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: An action committee demanding justice for Bhavya, 18, of Madappally near Vadakara, has alleged that they had to take the patient out of the state for treatment fearing revenge by Indian Medical Association. The hospital staff was not willing to give case history to take her to Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode. Meanwhile, the incident of ‘forcibly taking …

Police to wind up Shamna Tasnim case
8 years, 5 months ago

Police to wind up Shamna Tasnim case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Even as the state government suspended two doctors at Ernakulam Government Medical College pending detailed inquiry by Joint DME into the death of medico Shamna Tasnim, the Kochi police who investigated the criminal case of medical negligence is readying to wind up the case. "We are winding up the case since the medical board headed by the Ernakulam District …

Botched surgeries: Surgeon, CMHO dismissed from service
10 years, 4 months ago

Botched surgeries: Surgeon, CMHO dismissed from service

India TV News  

Raipur: Chhattisgarh government has sacked the surgeon who had conducted the bothced-up sterilisation at a camp in Bilaspur district and the chief medical and health officer supervising the procedure for "dereliction of duty" and "negligence". "On November 8, 2014, sterilisation surgeries of 83 women were conducted by laproscopic method at a camp held in Nemichand Jain Charitable Trust Hospital, Sakri …

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