Heart disease is already the leading cause of death among people with diabetes. High blood sugar can damage blood vessels and ...

The odor and discharge are strongly suggestive of a bacterial sinus infection. COVID infections, like all viral infections, ...

What if the medication you're taking for blood sugar control could also protect your vision? New research reveals a ...

Ozempic and metformin share a number of similarities, and like any drug they come with the risk of some side effects ...

Background/aims Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most frequent long-term complication after cataract surgery, ...

Share on Pinterest A commonly prescribed diabetes medication is emerging as a promising treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). George Pachantouris/Getty Images Researchers say the type ...

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 ...

Authors of an editorial commentary in Clinical Infectious Diseases reviewed evidence from randomized trials and real-world analyses to evaluate why metformin should be offered to adults with COVID-19 ...

Objective To compare the efficacy of exercise, metformin and their combination on glucose metabolism in individuals with abnormal glycaemic control. Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Doctors have found that metformin, an everyday medicine for diabetes, is associated with less progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in western ...

Metformin has been prescribed for decades. Most people associate the drug with blood sugar control and type 2 diabetes. This misses a much larger conversation now happening in aging research and ...

If you thought Metformin’s only job was keeping A1c in check, think again. This humble first-line diabetes workhorse may also be quietly pulling its weight in the postoperative pain game — at least ...