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Innovation, Research

Can metformin reduce mortality in diabetic individuals with severe COVID-19?

February 1, 2021

Via: The Medical News

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has had a heavier impact on certain subgroups of the population, with notable risk factors being diabetes, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease […]


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Fat mass index, not BMI, linked to higher risk of cardiovascular events in diabetic patients

September 23, 2019

Via: The Medical News

In people with diabetes, fat mass index, not body mass index (BMI), is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide, […]