Medical Laws
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Regulation of health care delivery in India: What ails the law
Health regulation is critical to define and maintain standards, strengthen accountability, provide social and financial risk protection, assure good clinical outcomes and increase transparency in a country’s health care system.… Read more.
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Medical Negligence During COVID-19: The Necessity for Far-reaching Guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the health care sector in an unprecedented light. On the one hand, health professionals are hailed as “corona warriors”, but on the other hand, cases… Read more.
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Electronic Health Records: Understanding Privacy in Healthcare
INTRODUCTION While headlines like “India to become the world leader in Digital Health[i]” often catch one’s eye, it is hard to miss scare heads like “India’s health system is frail,… Read more.
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Social values v. Social Reality: Divergent perspectives on Termination of Pregnancy
In India, Abortion (voluntarily causing miscarriage) is illegal[1], only medical termination is allowed.[2] Termination of pregnancy can only be undertaken by registered medical practitioners up to 12 weeks and the… Read more.
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Requirements to File for Medical Malpractice
A medical malpractice claim is like navigating a maze; you have to take many passages in order to reach your destination. It requires more than just an attorney to be… Read more.
