There is a hue and cry from all quarters that the medical profession is no longer “the noble profession”. It was but has become a business. People accuse doctors of malpractices, exaggerated expenses, unnecessary operations and of even stealing organs from patients for transplantation. The Supreme Court decision to include doctors under the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) amply confirms the general feeling. Why are these happening and what are are the causes behind this change in the profession? Has it really become a business?
Are there no doctors still practising the profession as it was practised in the past? Today, the expectations of patients and their relatives are high. People are in a hurry and want quick results. They do not wait, and pressure doctors for quicker relief, forgetting that diseases take time to get cured. The request is for powerful medicines, quicker…
