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New noninvasive asthma test may help doctors tailor treatment for kids

Researchers have for the first time detected multiple asthma subtypes in children with the condition, which previously could only be recognized through an invasive procedure called a bronchoscopy.

By Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Impacting millions of children in the U.S. alone, asthma can be particularly problematic to diagnose with specificity — leaving the majority of kids without treatments that target their subtype of the condition.