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Brazil football legend Pele moved to palliative care as cancer therapy hit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In September 2021, Pele received a bowel cancer diagnosis. He had a respiratory infection, which led to his hospitalization on Tuesday where his cancer therapy was reviewed.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital - Coimbatore's first free hospice opened for term
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With the support of SNR Sons Charitable Trust and Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR), on February 4, the hospital has inaugurated Coimbatore's first free-of-cost Palliative care centre at Pachapala
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Researchers develop novel tool which could improve serious illness convers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Conversations between seriously ill people, their families and palliative care specialists lead to a better quality of life. Understanding what happens during these conversations - and particularly how they vary by cultural, clinical, and situational contexts -
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Medical students studying Shakespeare may easily connect with patients: St
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): Studying Shakespeare's plays could help medical students connect more closely with their patients, suggest the findings of a recent study by a palliative care doctor.
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Here's how studying Shakespeare could help medical students connect with p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): A palliative care doctor has suggested that studying Shakespeare's plays could help medical students connect more closely with their patients.
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Study suggests medicinal cannabis may not treat sleep problems in long run
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): A recent research has found that medical cannabis may not be able to help treat sleeping problems of people who have chronic pain over the long term.
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Safdarjung hospital to increase medical facilities for palliative care
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The centre government-run Safdarjung hospital is soon going to add more healthcare facilities for patients who need palliative care.
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Link between palliative care and suicide risk in cancer patients
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 12(ANI): Palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer, a new study has found. Palliative care is for the terminally ill and their families, especially that is provided by an organized health servi
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Social, emotional support more helpful to stroke patients than rehab
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 05 (ANI): According to a recent study, providing stroke patients with social and emotional support is more helpful than sending them to a rehab.
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World Cancer Day: Benefits of palliative care
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): Palliative care is an approach that aims at improving the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer.
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This intervention can add years to depressed, cancer patients' lives
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Turns out, palliative care interventions can help patients with depression and advanced cancer live longer.
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