Study finds diabetes drug reduces COVID-19 viral load and viral rebound

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Researchers have found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial treatment.

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