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Passive euthanasia gets a lifeline from the government

The draft bill allows euthanasia for patients who can take informed decisions; doctors to be protected from liability, reports Deepak Patel. The government on Monday proposed a bill that permits......

Let our son die, aged parents plead before SC

Describing the case as a "very hard one", the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in a hospital......

SC amends passive euthanasia order to make process less cumbersome

In a bid to make the guidelines on "living will" more workable and less cumbersome, the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed the condition that mandated a magistrate's approval for withdrawal or......

Government says no to mercy killing

The government on Friday turned down the recommendation of the Law Commission to set up a panel regarding the withdrawal of life support system for terminally ill patients. "The government has......

FAQ: What is a living will, passive euthanasia?

“Human beings have the right to die with dignity.” That’s what the Supreme Court said on Friday while accepting living wills for terminally-ill patients for passive euthanasia.......

R&D firms should compensate trial injuries: DCGI

Contract research organisationsundertaking clinical trials of drugs on behalf of their multinational pharmaceutical clients will not be able to pass on the blame of trial-related injuries to their......

Living Will: Accepting death on your terms

Using a Living Will, individuals can specify that they don't want any resuscitation if death is apparent.Using a Living Will, a person can decide s/he doesn't want ventilator or artificial......

Medical insurance: See what's on offer

For decades there was MediClaim and there was MediClaim.Anyone who wanted medical insurance had to be satisfied with it because there simply wasn't a choice.But medical expenses are shooting......

Read your health policy with care

When it comes to health insurance plans, most of us have learnt it the hard way! That's where reading the policy fineprint comes handy, especially the diseases excluded from the plan......

Health insurance for your parents: Myth and reality

Follow these steps diligently to ensure that there isn’t any hardship when your parents fall ill In the past, parents and grandparents never felt the need to have health insurance for......

HEROES. MONSTERS. SCAMSTERS

Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us. The Witcher Season 2Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English The......

Salaam Venky Review: Film Belongs to Kajol, Vishal Jethwa

Kajol does the best she can with the role though it is a bit limiting.Vishal Jethwa gives the movie-crazy Venky a bright charm, observes Deepa Gahlot. Revathy had acted in Aye Zindagi, a recent......

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