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Diabetes Drug Metformin Protects Against Skin Cancer, New Research Says
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says. Metformin significantly reduces people’s risk of developing basal cell cancers or s...
Oral Glucose-Lowering Agents Potential Alternatives to Insulin for Gestational Diabetes
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – With respect to the proportion of infants born large for gestational age, treatment of gestational diabetes with metformin and glyburide, if needed, does not meet the...
Guidance Issued for Use of Metformin to Prevent Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – In a guideline published online Dec. 9 in Schizophrenia Bulletin, recommendations are presented for the use of metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG)....
Metformin Beneficial in Lung Cancer Patients With Overweight, Obesity
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with overweight or obesity, metformin may improve lung cancer-specific clinical outcomes, according to a study published...
Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Help Fight Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 – Already the go-to drug of choice for millions with type 2 diabetes, metformin might also fight lung cancer if those patients have it as well, new research shows. Metformin...
Metformin Use Tied to Lower Rate of Asthma Attacks
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – Metformin is associated with a lower rate of asthma attacks among people with diabetes, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Bohee Lee, ...
Diabetes Meds Metformin, GLP-1s Can Also Curb Asthma
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows. The two drugs are metformin, one of...
Dad's Use of Diabetes Med Metformin Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects. Recent research raised...
Paternal Metformin Use Does Not Increase Risk for Congenital Malformations
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Paternal metformin use during the period of sperm development is not associated with an increased risk for congenital malformations in offspring, according to a study...
Diabetes, High BMI, Previous Metformin Common in Teens With Rx for GLP-1 RAs
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – Patients aged 10 to 17 years who are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are more likely to have comorbid type 2 diabetes, high body mass...
Metformin Use Tied to Lower Incidence of Death, Long COVID After COVID-19
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – After severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, prevalent metformin use is associated with a slightly lower incidence of death or postacute...
Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – One of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, might deliver an added bonus: Lowering users' odds for Long COVID. Long COVID can present with symptoms including chronic...
Metformin, SGLT2 Inhibitors Exhibit Significantly Lower Dementia Risk
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Compared with other antidiabetic classes, metformin and sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) exhibit significantly lower dementia risk, according to a review...
Timing of Metformin Important in Metformin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – Glucose lowering by metformin is greater when given before enteral glucose among patients with type 2 diabetes controlled by metformin monotherapy, according to a study...
Paternal Metformin Use Not Linked to Major Congenital Malformations
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – Paternal use of metformin in monotherapy is not associated with an increased risk for major congenital malformations (MCMs), according to a study published online June 18 in...