Doesn't you're asking for does happen in the practice of medicine? I thought part of why discussions about medicine become confusing is the difference between m

Doesn't you're asking for does happen in the practice of medicine? I thought part of why discussions about medicine become confusing is the difference between medical research and clinical practice of medicine. A particular course of action can sound unscientific by the standards of research where you are trying to to solve the disease, but something that sounds like a shot in the dark when nothing else is working could advance the primary goal of improving the patient's health as long as close attention is paid to increased risks.