Dr M. R. Rajagopal writes: Our dear Jo, Professor Jo Eland, is no more. She came into our lives, sprinkled love abundantly, conquered our hearts [...]
In a renewed effort to gain for all of us the right to live with dignity even with disease (and to die with dignity too), [...]
We keep coming across patients who consume “ordinary” painkillers and get into life-threatening problems. Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, Aceclofenac, Piroxicam and many other NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) [...]
Cancer Aid Society invites Application/ Nominations from Doctors, Paramedical Staff and Social Workers with demonstrative leadership in the field of Palliative Care for the Cancer Patients [...]
The 24th International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care will be held at the CODISSIA in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 10 to 12 [...]
“It was heaven to feel the waves on my feet. I shall never forget this,” said a person on a wheelchair, who, since her spinal [...]
ecancer, Bangalore Hospice Trust – Karunashraya and Cardiff Palliative Care Education have developed an online course for Indian healthcare professionals starting their career in palliative [...]
The Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and the National Cancer Grid of India announce the second International Collaboration for Research methods Development in Oncology (CReDO) workshop. [...]
Palliative care – and lack of it – in media in India again.Thank you Priyanka Verma, for the report.
“I asked the physician with whom I was working to ask the patient what he most valued about the visits from the palliative care team. [...]
