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The mainstay of PC therapy is supportive, symptom control and the avoidance of unnecessary interventions or devices that could prolong…

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Supreme Court on Monday (October 13,…

With the rising burden of chronic diseases worldwide, palliative medicine has received increasing attention. Introduced in India in the 1980s,…

India carries one of the world’s heaviest burdens of chronic illness-associated suffering. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more…

In a bid to empower people to choose their end-of-life medical preferences, a Living Will Information Desk will soon become functional…