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Over 3,000 morphine injections expire at NICVD as patients suffer and die in pain
Morphine is a powerful opioid used to relieve severe pain, particularly in children and adults with cancer whose disease can cause unbearable suffering. It is also used when clinically appropriate for severe pain following trauma and serious injuries, and can help relieve distressing breathlessness in some patients receiving palliative care.
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Sindh rabies deaths reach 38 as man dies at Indus, child admitted to JPMC
The deceased, Naimatullah, belonged to Nohriyo area in Tharparkar district’s Diplo taluka, an Indus Hospital spokesperson said. He had been bitten by a dog about two and a half months earlier and received four doses of anti-rabies vaccine at the Taluka Headquarters Hospital in Diplo between July 25 and August 8.
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