Suicidal Cut:Suicidal or Self-inflicted cuts indicative of suicidal intent are typically located on easily reached body areas like the wrists, neck, or inner forearms. These wounds commonly app...

Q. Given that judicial officers lack specialized knowledge in the complex field of medicine, it is customary to rely on 'expert opinions' when adjudicating cases of medical negligence. However, nei...

The Supreme Court of India's decision in Maharaja Agrasen Hospital & Ors. v. Master Rishabh Sharma & Ors.(2020) 6 SCC 501, stands as a pivotal judgment addressing the intricate relation...

A medical professional practices bed-side medicine and not law. A judicial officer practices law and not medicine while adjudicating in a case of medical negligence. Transgressing their respect...

Doctors are among the noblest professions. To carry out this profession with all the care and responsibility, doctors are bound by the Hippocratic Oath. When a health service provider violates ...

While DNA analysis is widely considered a robust and reliable tool in forensic science, it's crucial to acknowledge that, like all scientific methodologies, it is susceptible to errors. These e...

Healthcare sector plays a pivotal role in overall development and well being of a society. It is indeed an important segment for determining a country's overall human development index and stan...

As the licensing authority, Medical Councils act as custodians of medical practitioners, ensuring they adhere to professional and ethical standards. However, their role should also encompass pr...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Potter Stewart. In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guil...

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field" Niels Bohr "For every expert, there is an equal and opposite expert." Arthur C. Clarke Expert input, 'e...