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Diabetes Drugs Linked to Rare Genital Infection

Diabetes Drugs Linked to Rare Genital Infection

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May 14, 2019
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A new study found that certain types of diabetes drugs could be linked to a fatal genital infection. The study, which was published in the Annals of Medicine on May 7, looked at the ties between the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2) used in type 2 diabetes medicine and a genital infection called Fournier gangrene, which affects the genit…

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