palliative care Archives

8 August 2023

Breaking The Misconceptions Of Palliative Care

Though each patient and their family members' experiences are different, it is essential for them to seek support and be hand-in-hand to steer through the impact of the illness, and this is when they can lean onto the help from palliative care.

21 October 2022

Opinion

Let Die With Dignity

Doctors are well trained to save lives, but have not been trained to help people die with dignity. Are we saving life or merely delaying death?

5 September 2022

Malaysia

Doctors Reluctant To Back Medical Cannabis Without Data

Malaysian medical practitioners say they do not support the use of cannabis for chronic pain, palliative care, or cancer patients, due to currently insufficient clinical evidence.

25 May 2021

Malaysia

Malaysia Considers Palliating Covid-19 Patients If Epidemic Worsens

Dr Adham Baba also acknowledges that more ICU beds for Covid-19 cases have been created at the expense of non-Covid patients, reducing the latter’s chances of getting critical care.

6 May 2021

Malaysia

Covid-19 Vaccination Eases Care For Terminally Ill Patients: Expert

Covid-19 vaccination enables palliative care patients, who may be afraid of getting infected with coronavirus when they go to hospital, to seek early medical treatment, says Dr Richard Lim Boon Leong.

28 April 2021

Letter

The Rise Of NCDs: Time To Decentralise Palliative Care Services — Dr Malar Velli Segarmurthy & Dr Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy

Malaysia has to start taking robust actions to deal with the impact of NCDs and the country’s ageing population.

7 April 2020

Malaysia

Malaysian Patients In Pain, But Can’t Get Care Amid Covid-19

Roadblocks are costing palliative patients, many of whom have cancer, hours on the road.

6 November 2019

Malaysia

Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Sabah, Sarawak To Have Government Palliative Care Centres

Less than 10% of palliative care needs in Malaysia are being met.

12 April 2019

Malaysia

‘Everyone Has The Right To Die Well’

April is Palliative Care Awareness Month.

Tag: palliative care

Breaking The Misconceptions Of Palliative Care

Let Die With Dignity

Doctors Reluctant To Back Medical Cannabis Without Data

Malaysia Considers Palliating Covid-19 Patients If Epidemic Worsens

Covid-19 Vaccination Eases Care For Terminally Ill Patients: Expert

The Rise Of NCDs: Time To Decentralise Palliative Care Services — Dr Malar Velli Segarmurthy & Dr Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy

Malaysian Patients In Pain, But Can’t Get Care Amid Covid-19

Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Sabah, Sarawak To Have Government Palliative Care Centres

‘Everyone Has The Right To Die Well’

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

APHM: Insurance Industry Makes ‘Big Profits’, But Private Hospitals’ Revenue ‘Carefully Controlled’

‘I’m Not Putting My Child At Risk From Unvaccinated Kids’: Malaysian Mom

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

Selcare Diagnostics Helps Ensure Self-Sufficiency For Selangor State Health Programmes