Clinical Commentary on “Finding a Better Way”

Clinical Commentary on "Finding a Better Way".

I recognize many aspects of Mary’s journey in the stories of patients I care for every day as a palliative care physician. Mary’s experience traversing the last precious months of her life as a chronically and critically ill patient is unfortunately not unique. A palliative care team could have been an enormous help to Mary, her family, and her healthcare team. The future looks brighter as awar...

Finding a Better Way.

Our patient was Mary (please note that the name has been changed to protect confidentiality). She was a mother to one daughter and 3 sons and a grandmother to 5 young children. She was a sister, a daughter, and a dear friend to many. She was a physical therapist whose patients adored her. We, her daughter and sister, were her caregivers. We experienced Mary’s slow demise firsthand, from October...

Trauma care: Finding a better way

In a Perspective, Hasan Alam discusses emerging treatment approaches in trauma care.

Banded vs Bonded Space Maintainers: Finding Better Way Out

OBJECTIVES Of this in vivo study was to evaluate various space maintainers in terms of survival rate, gingival health and presence of caries. DESIGN A total of 60 extraction sites in the age group of 4 to 9 years were divided into four groups and different space maintainers were placed in them viz (conventional band and loop, prefabricated band with custom made loop, Ribbond, Super splint). ...

The small clinical trial: is there a better way?