Metformin, a drug used as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, has been associated with a 30% lower risk of death, according to a new study. The research adds to the growing body of evidence ...

Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of ...

Doctors typically prescribe metformin for people with diabetes or prediabetes to help manage the condition. People who take the medication may experience weight loss. Metformin is an FDA-approved drug ...

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 ...

Metformin is the most prescribed pharmacotherapy for the treatment of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) because of its relative safety, low cost, and beneficial effects on blood glucose and ...

In patients with diabetes, using metformin for at least 5 consecutive years was associated with a lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), particularly the dry type of the ...

LOS ANGELES — Metformin prescribed within a week of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a 53% reduction in long COVID or death over 6 months in people without diabetes or prediabetes, according ...