Dr KK Aggarwal, Padma Shri Awardee
Relatives of a patient ransacked a hospital in Hyderabad on Monday after she succumbed to her illness. They allegedly broke the glass, entrance gates of the hospital. The 45-year-old deceased woman was suffering from lung disease and swine flu. She was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 18 in a bad condition. On Dec. 24 she was put on ventilator but around 9:30 pm she succumbed to her illness. Reportedly, right after her death the family went on a rampage and began destructing the hospital property. Meanwhile, the hospital claimed that they have been trying to save the woman but she was not responding and her condition deteriorated. A case has been registered against the family for ransacking the hospital. And further investigation in the case is underway, as reported in Times Now.
This story once again puts back the spotlight on the widening gap in the doctor-patient relationship. Lack of communication is right in the center of such disputes….read more
Dr KK Aggarwal, Padma Shri Awardee
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published new clinical practice guideline for the management of infantile hemangiomas.
Published online Dec. 24, 2018 in Pediatrics, the guideline says that “unlike many diseases, management of IHs is not limited to one medical or surgical specialty. A hemangioma specialist may have expertise in dermatology, hematologyoncology, pediatrics, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pediatric surgery, and/or plastic surgery, and his or her practice is often focused primarily or exclusively on the pediatric age group.”…read more
