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                                <title><![CDATA[The Family Doctor · Dr. Shane Halpe]]></title>
                    
                                <subtitle>Reflections on family medicine, health, healing and holistic well-being.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2026-07-10T06:29:32+00:00</updated>
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            <title><![CDATA["Doctor, Is Something Seriously Wrong With Me?" Understanding Vitamin D Deficiency]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/doctor-is-something-seriously-wrong-with-me-vitamin-d-deficiency" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/21</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A worried 27-year-old arrives clutching a lab report. Why vitamin D deficiency is surprisingly common in sunny Sri Lanka, what the numbers mean, and how it's treated.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T06:29:32+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Living Healthy After a Heart Stent: What You Need to Know]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/living-healthy-after-a-heart-stent-what-you-need-to-know" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/9</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[After a teacher's sudden angioplasty, a practical guide to life with a stent: medication discipline, cardiac rehabilitation, heart-smart eating, and the warning signs that need urgent care.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:28:24+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[More Than Just Missed Periods: Understanding PCOS]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/more-than-just-missed-periods-understanding-pcos" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/11</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A routine clinic visit reveals more than expected for a 29-year-old with big dreams. What polycystic ovary syndrome is, how it shows up, and why lifestyle change is the first prescription.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:24:30+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Fastest Way Back to Health: Intermittent Fasting]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/the-fastest-way-back-to-health-intermittent-fasting" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/16</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A real-life transformation through 16:8 intermittent fasting, what the science actually says, and a physician's own experience of trying it — with a quick-start guide.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:21:54+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of a Painkiller: When Relief Turns Risky]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/the-hidden-cost-of-a-painkiller-when-relief-turns-risky" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/17</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Even doctors fall into the trap of self-medication. How everyday painkillers can silently damage the kidneys, and the simple rules that keep relief from turning into risk.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:21:02+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Too Young to Die: Heart Attacks in Young Sri Lankans]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/too-young-to-die-heart-attacks-in-young-sri-lankans" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/18</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[One in five heart attack patients in Sri Lanka is now under 45. Why coronary disease is striking younger, the warning signs too often ignored, and what prevention really takes.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:20:20+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[More Than a Common Cold: Health Advice for Newly Married Couples]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/more-than-a-common-cold-health-advice-for-newly-married-couples" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/12</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[What starts as a simple clinic visit for a cold becomes a wider conversation about the health checks, vaccinations, and habits every newly married couple should consider.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:07:44+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[When Pain Isn't Just Physical: How Depression Can Hide in Plain Sight]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/when-pain-isnt-just-physical-how-depression-can-hide-in-plain-sight" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/19</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Depression rarely announces itself. It hides behind body aches, tiredness, and poor sleep — and is missed by patients and doctors alike. How to recognise the disguise.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:05:14+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Screen Effects on Children and Adults]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/screen-effects-on-children-and-adults" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/13</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A neighbour's question about her children's screen time prompts a doctor's reflection on what screens do to developing minds and adult wellbeing — and how families can set healthier limits.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:01:54+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A Bite, A Lesson: Why Rabies Still Matters in Sri Lanka]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/a-bite-a-lesson-why-rabies-still-matters-in-sri-lanka" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/6</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A young engineering student's dog bite becomes a lesson in why rabies remains a real threat in Sri Lanka — and what everyone should know about post-exposure treatment.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-10T05:01:30+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A Costly Prescription: A Doctor's Dilemma in a Broken System]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/a-costly-prescription-a-doctors-dilemma-in-a-broken-system" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/7</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[When the hardest part of treatment isn't the disease but affording the cure: a general practice encounter that exposes the hidden financial burden behind every prescription.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T05:18:54+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Staying or Leaving: A Doctor's Reflection in a Time of Exodus]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/staying-or-leaving-a-doctors-reflection-in-a-time-of-exodus" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/15</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[With thousands of health professionals leaving Sri Lanka every year, one doctor reflects on the question colleagues keep asking — "when are you going?" — and why he chooses to stay.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:40:24+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Silent Burdens and the Power of Listening]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/silent-burdens-and-the-power-of-listening" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/14</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[An elderly patient arrives carrying something heavier than any diagnosis. On the healing that begins when a doctor puts down the prescription pad and simply listens.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:31:14+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Missed Period, Negative Pregnancy Test: What Could Be Happening?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/missed-period-negative-pregnancy-test-what-could-be-happening" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/10</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A young couple hoping for pregnancy face a confusing result: no period, but a negative test. What a missed period can really mean, and when to seek fertility assessment.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:29:00+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA["Doctor, Is It Too Late for Me to Get the Cervical Cancer Vaccine?"]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/doctor-is-it-too-late-for-me-to-get-the-cervical-cancer-vaccine" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/20</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A 47-year-old patient asks the question many women silently carry. HPV, who the vaccine helps and when, why Pap smears still matter, and the message for mothers, fathers, and sons.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:24:32+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Chickenpox Before a Wedding: A Family Doctor's Reflection on Varicella, Vaccines, and Shingles]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/chickenpox-before-a-wedding-varicella-vaccines-and-shingles" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/8</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A groom falls ill with chickenpox one week before his wedding. A family doctor answers the questions that followed — adult varicella, vaccination after exposure, isolation, and shingles.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:22:54+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Prof. Kolitha Harischandra Sellahewa: Clinician, Teacher, Leader, and Humanist]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/prof-kolitha-harischandra-sellahewa-clinician-teacher-leader-and-humanist" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/5</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A tribute to a mentor whose uncompromising standards at the bedside were matched by deep humanity — and what his example still teaches a generation of Sri Lankan doctors.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-07-08T03:18:58+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Bhutan: The Country That Refused to Chase the World]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/bhutan-country-that-refused-to-chase" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/1</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A journey through a land that measures wealth in happiness — and what it taught me about slowing down.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Flu That Brought Me Down]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/the-flu-that-brought-me-down" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/2</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[When the doctor becomes the patient, empathy takes on a new meaning.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Diabetes Heroes: Two Patients Who Changed Everything]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/the-diabetes-heroes-two-patients-who" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/3</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Two patients whose quiet discipline changed how I practise.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2025-09-15T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[When Bones Become Fragile: A Story of Osteoporosis]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.shanehalpe.com/writing/when-bones-become-fragile-story-of" />
            <id>https://www.shanehalpe.com/4</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Dr. Shane Halpe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Understanding osteoporosis — the silent thinning of bones that affects millions.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2025-09-08T09:00:00+00:00</updated>
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