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Patients, doctors, civil society, private hospitals, insurance companies, bureaucrats and lawyers all have a stake in monetary settlements that private hospitals are offering patients. Credit: pxhere

What Happens When Private Hospitals Pay Off Patients out of Court?

Anoo Bhuyan 07/04/2018

The issue of out-of-court settlements by private hospitals is...

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Fortis, Medanta ‘Refunds’ and Hush Money Undercut Patient Rights

Anoo Bhuyan 06/04/2018

Aggrieved patients are being offered monetary settlements by corporate...

Jayant Singh (in black) and Gopendra Singh Parmar (in pink) both lost their children to negligence on the part of private hospitals and have been fighting for a better Indian healthcare system. Credit: Vidya Krishnan/Twitter

Two Fathers Fighting Big Hospitals For Justice – But On Different Paths

Anoo Bhuyan 03/04/2018

With both their seven-year-olds dead after hospitalisation in two...

Gopendra Singh Parmar (in pink), received a refund of Rs 15.6 lakh from Medanta on agreeing to withdraw a police case he filed against them. Credit: Anoo Bhuyan/Twitter

Health Ministry Brokers Rs 15 Lakh Refund to Bereaved Parents, Medanta Uses It as Hush-Money

Anoo Bhuyan 30/03/2018

Medanta Hospital asked the father of seven-year-old Shaurya Prathap...

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US Students Urge UCLA to Drop Proxy Patent Battle for Cancer Drug in India

Anoo Bhuyan 29/03/2018

The university has been pursuing the battle on behalf...

India needs to bring down the TB incidence rate from around 200 to 10 per 1,00,000 individuals by 2025. Credit: PTI

Interview: ‘You’re Going Into a Battle on Tuberculosis, and You Need to Have an Army’

Anoo Bhuyan 24/03/2018

Narendra Modi recently reaffirmed India’s commitment to eliminating TB...

The committee has recommended a “minimum compulsory period” of domestic medical service for those who study in tax-funded government colleges. Credit: Pixabay

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Compulsory Domestic Medical Service for Doctors

Anoo Bhuyan 20/03/2018

The standing committee on health was tasked with examining...