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The neutralizing antibody regdanvimab appears to be useful in the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, with a recent study showing that the drug may prevent disease worsening in patients, including those infected with the Delta variant.

In the treatment of older patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, the use of guideline-concordant antibiotic therapy significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular death in the first year of follow-up, as reported in a study.

Growing up on a farm appears to confer a reduced risk of developing allergic rhinitis in children, with the protective effect of farm living being set until school age and sustained through early adulthood.

The serine protease inhibitor upamostat appears to be beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19 outpatients, being generally tolerable and bringing a rapid resolution of severe symptoms while reducing the incidence of new ones, according to the results of a pilot study.