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Lower plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) levels may partially mediate COVID-19 risks in individuals with overweight/obesity or low socioeconomic position (SEP; referring to low educational attainment), according to a large-scale Mendelian randomization study conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

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.

In the treatment of patients with luminal Crohn’s disease and multiple prior drug failures, risankizumab induces clinical response in about three out of four patients and steroid-free clinical remission in about half, according to a study.