Analysis reveals violence against doctors in India highlights systemic failings, indicating the need for reform.
Violence against physicians in India is no longer an occasional law and order issue. This signals deep-seated failures in health system design, governance, and accountability. Indian commentaries and reviews describe this pattern as an epidemic of violence against doctors, with implications for morale, retention, and care quality. Ethical Approval Institutional Review Board approval was not required. Patient Consent Patient consent was not required as there were no patients in this study. Publication History Article published online: 06 July 2026 © 2026. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Limited A-13A, Graphix Tower 1, 6th floor, Sector 62, Noida 201309, Uttar Pradesh, India
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