A young man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma went from being unable to get up and go to the toilet, to taking a “sprightly” walk. Others patients [...]
The celebrated 19th century physician Oliver Wendell Holmes included morphine (poppy) among the very few medicines which should be retained by the medical science of [...]
On Saturday, January 28, Pallium India-USA and the community of Silicon Valley, California were honored with a special guest. Pallium India chairman Dr. M.R. Rajagopal [...]
Stories of end-of-life are often poignant, occasionally dramatic, and sometimes humorous. This week, we spotted an article in the New York Times that encompassed all [...]
Pallium India, with support from JivDaya Foundation and Indo-American Cancer Association (IACA), is organizing a 2-day ‘Refresher Course in Palliative Medicine’ in New Delhi. Dates: March [...]
There are many misconceptions about opioids and their use in palliative care. A recent article in The Hindu about a palliative care unit in Bangalore goes a [...]
Short Film 35* of 50 in the LIFE Before Death documentary series about the global crisis in untreated pain and the dramatic life changing affect [...]
What kind of world do we we live in? Purely due to misapprehensions, ignorance and callousness, we force people into a living hell! Artur, a man [...]
A man on vacation fractures his knee cap. The hospital has no opioids to relieve his pain. A couple of days of agony later, he is [...]
We are glad to report that a volunteer-trustee of Pallium India, V Jayaprakasan has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer of Pallium India. Dr [...]
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