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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Daniela J. Lamas, 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>2018-09-24T14:30:17-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leaving time for last words]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Daniela J. Lamas, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[When a person needs to be intubated to help them breathe, they are unable to speak, and if something happens it’s possible for someone to die without a chance to have a final conversation with their loved ones. But it’s possible for doctors to adjust intubation protocol to allow for such a conversation.]]>
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                        <updated>2018-09-24T14:30:17-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Choosing life with a VAD (ventricular assist device)]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Despite the challenges of needing to use a battery-operated ventricular assist device (VAD) for heart failure, one man came to terms with his situation and found ways to adapt and enjoy his life as much as possible.]]>
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                        <updated>2018-05-21T14:30:51-04:00</updated>
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