Evidence from a clinical trial and long-term cohort studies suggests metformin, widely used in diabetes, may reduce knee ...

Metformin for weight loss was prescribed to Jelly Roll by nurse practitioner Danese Raxroad to reduce triglycerides and improve insulin signaling during his transformation ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, youve probably already been prescribed metformin, a common first-line treatment for the ...

Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new research shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Drugs already taken by millions of ...

The telehealth company Hims & Hers has made waves for its Super Bowl ad that plugged its lower-priced form of injectable semaglutide, the active ingredient in weight loss juggernauts Wegovy and ...

New research now suggests that stopping diabetes drug metformin early may up the risk of developing thinking and memory problems as patients age. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI Millions of people with ...

Metformin, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, helps the body regulate sugar in the bloodstream. Part of the class of drugs known as biguanides, metformin reduces the amount of sugar ...

Even temporary spikes in blood glucose during pregnancy could have a negative effect on a developing fetus, potentially ...

Metformin makes it easier for women with the hormone disorder PCOS to get pregnant, and the mother often gets better ...

In people with COVID-19, metformin reduced coronavirus levels in the body 4 times more than a placebo pill. There’s evidence that metformin might make COVID-19 less contagious. Because research is ...

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as diabetes ...