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  "id": 762291,
  "title": "Popular drug metformin transforms your gut into a sugar sink",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/popular-drug-metformin-transforms-your-gut-into-a-sugar-sink",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/popular-drug-metformin-transforms-your-gut-into-a-sugar-sink/"
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  "summary": "Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes",
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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."
}