Doctors are said to be highest professional. As regards professional qualification, this may be correct. But their conduct is generally not professional. They indulge in malpractices like colliding with hospitals for unnecessary hospitalization for more revenue, pathological labs for unnecessary tests and receiving gifts from drug companies through medical representatives. Recently, the Govt. have announced penal measures for acceptance of gifts by doctors. It appears right time for the govt. to consider other malpractices by doctors also. I wonder whether medical profession deserves any respect as the medical professionals indulge all sort of inhuman practices. In some cases, the patient was kept admitted even after death by not declaring him dead just for extra income. Honorable users please comment.