Not sure what's causing your child's asthma? A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially opening the door to better ...

Diagnosing precisely what type of asthma a child has and fine-tuning the treatment for it involves an invasive procedure under general anesthesia. For children with mild asthma, it's just not worth ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Not sure what's causing your child's asthma? A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new nasal swab test to determine Asthma subtype results for kids. The study which was conducted by Dr. Juan Celedón a ...

TODAY ABOUT ASTHMA. NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE NOT ONE, BUT THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ASTHMA. AND RIGHT NOW THERE’S ONLY TREATMENT FOR ONE OF THEM. AND NUMBER THREE, FINDING OUT WHICH KIND OF ASTHMA YOUR ...

A simple, noninvasive nasal swab identified a predominance of T2-low asthma subtypes in racial and ethnic minority pediatric patients, based on data from three independent studies of children and ...

Juan Celedón, M.D., Dr.P.H., professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh and chief of pulmonary medicine at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Researchers at the University of ...

Jan 3 (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive it in your inbox for free sign up here, opens new ...

A new paper describes a test that can differentiate between different types of asthma via a nasal swab. Researchers hope the test can eventually be used to help match patients with better treatments.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype. This non-invasive approach could help clinicians prescribe ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nasal swab test could be a breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections. The test could tell parents whether their child needs antibiotics for their sinus infection ...