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                                                    <title><![CDATA[Harvard Health Posts by Elise Merchant, 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>2020-09-17T14:30:42-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time for flu shots — getting one is more important than ever!]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Elise Merchant, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[Getting a flu shot is important every year, but this winter there is added urgency due to the COVID-19 pandemic: with both diseases circulating, hospitals may face shortages of beds and equipment –– and it’s possible to have both the flu and COVID-19 at the same time.]]>
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                        <updated>2020-09-17T14:30:42-04:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[No spleen? What you need to know to stay healthy]]></title>
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                    <name><![CDATA[Elise Merchant, MD]]></name>
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                <![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need your spleen to live a normal, healthy life, but the spleen does play an important role in defending the body against infection, so those without it need to take certain precautions to ensure they remain healthy.]]>
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                        <updated>2020-04-24T10:30:49-04:00</updated>
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