Offline: The Bedouin predicament

The kidney research predicament.

Research funding from public and private sources has reached an all-time low. Economic conditions, sequestration, and a trend of low award success rates have created an imbalance between the supply of highly qualified research investigators and the availability of critically necessary research dollars. This grim environment continues to hinder the success of established investigators and deter ...

The Central European Predicament

The Predicament of the Family

Computation and the Human Predicament

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A Jaw-Dropping Predicament

DESCRIPTION A 71-year-old man with history of asthma, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. He underwent a partial mandibular resection with plate reconstruction followed by subsequent radiation therapy. A neck dissection was performed during NEXT