New research suggests that using the diabetes drug metformin for COVID-19 could help lower the risk of long Covid symptoms and improve its recovery time by as much as 41%, according to data presented ...

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Evidence suggests that combining metformin with standard of care could increase survival and offer other benefits to patients with high-volume disease.

A combination of metformin and topiramate along with a low-calorie diet was an effective, low-cost weight loss strategy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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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 ...

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Using these organoids, they tested both metformin and imatinib, a drug already approved for DFSP treatment. Their study revealed that, beyond inhibiting tumor growth, metformin uniquely impacted ...