Tag: suffering
Weighing the Pros and Cons: Should Chemotherapy be Given to Elderly Patients?
There are many challenging views on ethical dilemmas in the medical community, all of which take into account several interpretations and considerations that vary from [more…]
Myths and Stigmas Regarding Mental Illnesses: Influencing a Social and Behavioral Shift
Mental health plays an important role in our life just the way physical health does. It develops resilience i.e. increased ability to cope with daily [more…]
Healing the Scars Through Palliation
During my palliative course clinical, I encountered a 41 year old male patient in Aga Khan University Hospital. First he came to the emergency with [more…]
Violence against Women in Pakistan: Targeting the Roots of this Plight
Violence against women is defined as “any act of gender based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental [more…]
Matters of Note: Lack of Patient Education and Increased Suffering by the Patient
According to the American journal of infection control, lack of knowledge about infection rates and its prevention causes wound infection to the patient undergone caesarean [more…]
