ln view of setting in of 2nd wave of COVID 19 in the state, wherein the positive cases are increasing alarmingly, the following guidelines are issued by the Government of Karnataka to facilitate the effective management of patients, both under home isolation / home care and at COVID care centre, Designated COVID Health centre or Designated Covid Hospital.
During cancer treatment, you might need to change your diet to help build up strength and withstand the effects of the treatment. This may mean eating things that aren’t normally recommended when in good health. For instance, you might need high-fat, high-calorie foods to keep up the weight, or thick, cool foods like ice cream or milk shakes due to sores in the mouth and throat that make it hard to eat anything. The type of cancer, ongoing treatment, and side-effects of the treatment must be considered when trying to figure out the best ways to get the nutrition your body needs.
In view of the evolving situation of COVID-19 in the state of Karnataka and recent revision of guidelines from Government of India, the following guidelines for ending home isolation/home care of COVID-19 patients are issued.
In view of the evolving situation of COVID-19 in the state of Karnataka and recent revision of guidelines from Government of India, the following guidelines for ending home isolation/home care of COVID-19 patients are issued.
In view of evolving situation of COVID-19 in the state of Karnataka and recent revision of guidelines from the Government of India, the following revised guidelines for home isolation/home care of COVID-19 cases are issued.
Aging is a fundamental part of life. As one grows old their care needs increase. In India, most of the elderly care or senior care is provided by the family members. But this care needs structure and professional touch. Elderly care needs a more collaborative approach. It requires doctors, healthcare teams, family, community, etc. to come together as a cohesive unit and maintain the quality of life of the elderly.
Cancer diagnosis is always devastating for the patient and the family. But this is where the long and often arduous journey starts. The curative treatment runs its own course and during this time the patient battles physically, mentally, and emotionally with the illness.
Cancer diagnosis is always devastating for the patient and the family. But this is where the long and often arduous journey starts. The curative treatment runs its own course and during this time the patient battles physically, mentally, and emotionally with the illness.
WHO has defined palliative care as “ an approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life threatening illnesses, through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological and spiritual”.