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Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU

October 2, 2020January 4, 2023 Senior EditorDiabetes, English, Health, Public Health, reversing diabetes, TEDxTalks, United States

Translator: Alena Novotná Proofreader: Martin Polakovič I have the best job in the world. I’m a doctor. But believe me, that’s not why. I’m an obesitologist. I have the honor to work with a group of people who are victims of the most widespread accepted prejudice: that they are fat. Before I meet them, these people will suffer a lot: They are ashamed, guilty, remorse and discriminated against. The approach of many people, including health professionals, is that these people are to blame for their problem. If they only managed…

How does COVID-19 spread?

May 14, 2020August 24, 2022 Senior EditorCDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, government, novel coronavirus, Prevention, Public Health, Ready

How does COVID-19 spread? We believe this new virus spreads mostly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when someone who is sick coughs or sneezes. This is similar to how flu and other respiratory illnesses spread. These droplets can land in the mouth or nose of people nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Most person to person spread happens when people are in close contact. It’s also possible that this virus can spread when someone touches a contaminated surface and then touches the mouth nose or…