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  "id": 12636469,
  "title": "Taking antibiotics? Sugar may be making the damage worse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/taking-antibiotics-sugar-may-be-making-the-damage-worse-12636469",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:06:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261007042059.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics was linked to greater disruption of the gut microbiome and increased growth of potentially harmful bacteria. Researchers say temporarily cutting back on sweets during and after antibiotic treatment could be a simple way to reduce this damage, though clinical trials are still needed.",
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        "outlet": "ScienceDaily Health",
        "title": "Taking antibiotics? Sugar may be making the damage worse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/taking-antibiotics-sugar-may-be-making-the-damage-worse",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:06:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}