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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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An end-of-life doula is a non-medical support person that provides a longitudinal relationship with aspects of medical, I mean, aspects of companionship, presence, holding space, some logistics, some practical help, decision making perhaps. That’s probably too medical. I’m using my medical brain. Jane: Right.

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

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So serious bacterial infection defined as any bacterial infection requiring medical intervention, but it may not invade sterile sites. In a study published in pediatric emergency care in 2009, Rutman and colleagues in a retrospective cohort of children less than five found that in comparison, occult pneumonia was identified more often.