Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance ...

For millions of people who live with racing thoughts and a pounding heart, help might already be sitting in the medicine ...

Most people with type 2 diabetes should be offered SGLT-2 inhibitors much earlier in their treatment, final NICE guidance has ...

Two major trials show metformin taken during acute COVID-19 lowers long COVID risk, is safe, and could be added to outpatient ...

Researchers say the type 2 diabetes medication metformin may help treat age-related macular degeneration, which could prevent ...

Around 200,000 people globally take this medication - here's what you need to know about possible side effects ...

Metformin may reduce the risk of intermediate AMD by 37% in diabetic patients over 55. The study analyzed ocular images from 2,000 patients over five years, adjusting for key variables. Metformin's ...

The NHS website describes serious side effects of metformin as "rare", occurring in "less than one in 10,000 people". If you ...

A. Metformin has long been a first-line medication for Type 2 diabetes, but it is certainly not the only drug that can help control blood sugar. Ask your doctor whether sitagliptin or liraglutide ...

A five-year image-based study in people with type 2 diabetes found metformin use was associated with lower odds of developing ...

Patients using GLP-1 agonists had a significantly lower hysterectomy rate over 2-year and 5-year follow-up. Women with nonmalignant uterine disease and a history of GLP-1 agonist and progestin ...

Metformin started for pre-diabetes also appeared to reduce patients' risk of developing gout, researchers found. Among 1,154 people with elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) just short of the threshold for ...