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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Anthony L. Komaroff, MD Feed]]></title>
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                                <subtitle>Harvard Health Blog: You'll find posts from Harvard Medical School physicians and our editors on a variety of health news and issues.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2024-02-28T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is chronic fatigue syndrome all in your brain?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-all-in-your-brain-202402283020" />
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                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A new study from the National Institutes of Health has performed more diverse and extensive biological measurements of people experiencing chronic fatigue syndrome than any previous research. Here's what they found and what it means.]]>
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                        <category term="Energy and Fatigue" />
                        <category term="Brain health" />
                        <category term="Medical Research" />
                        <updated>2024-02-28T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[A common virus may be one contributing cause of multiple sclerosis]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-common-virus-may-be-one-contributing-cause-of-multiple-sclerosis-202204182728" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/a-common-virus-may-be-one-contributing-cause-of-multiple-sclerosis-202204182728</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The vast majority of diseases do not have a single cause; rather, multiple factors combine to cause a disease. Growing evidence suggests that several viruses may be triggers of multiple sclerosis, and a long-term study found evidence that an infection with a common virus can be an important contributing factor in MS.]]>
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                        <category term="Autoimmune diseases" />
                        <category term="Medical Research" />
                        <category term="Brain health" />
                        <updated>2022-04-19T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[What it takes to achieve world-changing scientific breakthroughs]]></title>
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[In science, true breakthroughs are rare. Some are the result of fortunate accidents, while others come from scientists with the will to pursue a dream despite challenges and obstacles. And when such breakthroughs do happen &ndash;&ndash; think of penicillin or COVID vaccines &ndash;&ndash; the whole world benefits from them.
      &nbsp;]]>
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                        <category term="COVID-19" />
                        <category term="Medical Research" />
                        <category term="Vaccines and immunizations" />
                        <category term="Healthy aging and longevity" />
                        <updated>2021-11-16T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Why are mRNA vaccines so exciting?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-are-mrna-vaccines-so-exciting-2020121021599" />
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                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The&nbsp; first vaccines approved in the US to prevent COVID-19 were an entirely new type: mRNA vaccines. Over the past year, they&#39;ve proven unusually effective and safe. How do mRNA vaccines differ from traditional vaccines, and what makes them so exciting?]]>
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                        <category term="Diseases &amp; Conditions" />
                        <category term="COVID-19" />
                        <category term="Vaccines and immunizations" />
                        <category term="Medications and treatments" />
                        <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The tragedy of long COVID]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-tragedy-of-the-post-covid-long-haulers-202010152479" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-tragedy-of-the-post-covid-long-haulers-202010152479</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                                        <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people in the US have recovered from COVID-19 but continue to experience feelings of exhaustion, little energy, and mental fogginess that linger for months. Known as "post-COVID long haulers," they are grappling with uncertainty surrounding when &ndash;&ndash; and whether &ndash;&ndash; their health problems will resolve.]]>
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                        <category term="COVID-19" />
                        <updated>2021-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Daylight Saving Time &quot;fall back&quot; doesn&amp;rsquo;t equal sleep gain]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/daylight-saving-time-fall-back-doesnt-equal-sleep-gain-201311012514" />
            <id>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/daylight-saving-time-fall-back-doesnt-equal-sleep-gain-201311012514</id>
                                            <author>
                    <name><![CDATA[Anthony L. Komaroff, MD]]></name>
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                        <updated>2020-04-18T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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