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Phyathai 1 Hospital lawsuit thrown out
Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2013
» Phyathai 1 Hospital on Tuesday lost an appeal in its bid to file a 100-million-baht lawsuit against a medical malpractice activist.
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Plastic People
Asia focus, Published on 30/09/2013
» Imagine a place where changing the shape of your nose or eyes is as common as getting braces. Where parents give their daughters cosmetic surgery as a graduation gift before they go to college. Where a nip here and a tuck there become like tattoos: once you have one you want another.
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Medical malpractice in Thailand: Part 2
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 21/07/2013
» Last week, we introduced you to the legal definition of medical malpractice, which is professional negligence by an act or omission of a healthcare provider where the treatment falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death of the patient. We outlined both the civil and criminal laws that govern medical malpractice lawsuits, and the possible compensation one could receive depending on the injury suffered. Today, we would like to delve further into what happens when medical malpractice occurs, as well as legislation currently before parliament that offers additional protections to victims of medical malpractice.
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Medical malpractice Part 1
Spectrum, Published on 14/07/2013
» Thailand's medical industry has become known worldwide for its high quality and relatively inexpensive service; so much so that insurance companies in developed countries such as the US have begun to provide coverage for policyholders to have their operations performed in Thailand's top-notch private hospitals. A visitor to Bumrungrad Hospital, for example, would be forgiven for thinking they were in Dubai, Delaware or Dusseldorf. As with any of those cities, the majority of patients walk away completely satisfied with the medical care received and the procedure's results. However, on rare occasions a patient is dissatisfied, and sometimes that dissatisfaction is considered the result of negligence on behalf of the doctor.
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S.Korea's plastic surgery fad goes extreme
AFP, Published on 27/05/2013
» South Korea's obsession with plastic surgery is moving on from standard eye and nose jobs to embrace a radical surgical procedure that requires months of often painful recovery.
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Let the punishment fit the crime
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 28/02/2013
» I'm an old-school mother who is reluctant to condone the modern school of spank-free parenting. Not that I enjoy handing out a spanking or two once my little one starts her meltdown routine. But as a single mother who works full-time, I guiltily admit I cannot afford a rod-free disciplinary method in order to ensure she grows up rational, conscientious and with self-esteem.
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Doctor gets 4yrs for teen death
Published on 31/01/2013
» The Chiang Mai Supreme Court has sentenced a doctor convicted of medical malpractice resulting in the death of a teenage girl to four years and three months in prison, a report said on Thursday.
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Crime victims urged to claim compo
Published on 15/01/2013
» Victims in criminal cases are being encouraged to make claims for compensation, with tens of thousands having failed to exercise their right and leaving more than 250 million baht in an unspent state budget, according to Rights and Liberties Protection Department.
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Public wants unlimited free birth deliveries
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2013
» Patients of the universal healthcare scheme want to see their coverage expanded to include root canals, unlimited birth deliveries and DNA tests, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) says.
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Medical staff fight against act
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/11/2012
» More than 23,000 doctors and nurses have signed a petition aimed at protecting healthcare professionals from possible malpractice claims.
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