Losing weight is one of the most common metformin side effects. Learn more about what the drug is, how it works, and if it’s a diabetes treatment for you.

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as diabetes ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) --Medical science continues to develop new and innovative ways to boost health and well-being, but a relatively old drug -- metformin -- may hold the key to human longevity and ...

Metformin use in some patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with cognitive impairment that might be alleviated with vitamin B 12 and calcium supplementation, a new study from Australia suggests.

Metformin failed to prevent metabolic syndrome in men on hormonal therapy for prostate cancer but did improve risk factors ...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Men can take the widely prescribed diabetes drug metformin without fear of causing birth defects in their children, according to results of a large study published on Wednesday.

BOSTON – A new study finds metformin, a popular diabetes drug that's taken by millions of Americans, may slow aging. Metformin is taken by mouth and is often the first medication chosen to control ...

With the COVID pandemic approaching the end of its fifth year, the ninth major wave of infections is washing across the global population infecting tens of millions of people each day. The return to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall their versions of a widely used diabetes medication after laboratory tests found elevated levels of a contaminant linked ...