Does Your Microbiome Hold the Keys to Losing Pounds?

Does Your Microbiome Hold the Keys to Losing Pounds?

When Howard Wolinsky was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he expected to kiss bagels goodbye — too many carbs. But a personalized diet based on his own gut microbiome offered a pleasant surprise: “It turns out those little bugs in my guts seem to like bread, if it’s combined with fats and proteins,” he says.

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Get Ready for Season 6 of Simplify

Get Ready for Season 6 of Simplify

If September’s back-to-school mindset makes you crave ideas as fresh as your new stationery, then you’ll be glad to hear that Simplify, Blinkist’s hit podcast, will be back with season 6 on September 26. We’ve cooked up an incredible season full of guests and insights that will entertain and inform you, and maybe even change

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FDA OKs New Pill for Type 2 Diabetes

FDA OKs New Pill for Type 2 Diabetes

A new pill to lower blood sugar for people with type 2 diabetes was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The drug, Rybelsus (semaglutide) is the first pill in a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) approved for use in the United States. Before Rybelsus, the drug had to be

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Is There a Safer Way to Sterilize Medical Equipment?

Is There a Safer Way to Sterilize Medical Equipment?

In 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considered banning ethylene oxide in new sterilizing facilities because of the cancer risk it posed to residents who lived around the plants. “We also considered prohibiting the use of ethylene oxide for new facilities, which would necessitate the use of an alternative sterilization process,” reads the proposed rule,

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Why Speaking The Right Love Language Can Solve 90% Of Your Relationship Problems

Why Speaking The Right Love Language Can Solve 90% Of Your Relationship Problems

You probably speak the same language as your romantic partner. But what if, despite that shared fluency, your entire relationship has been plagued by unwitting miscommunications? Of course, we’re not talking about a failure to communicate in spoken languages like Spanish or Japanese. We’re talking about more subtle languages – love languages. Take your relationship

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