The Summary A new paper describes a test that can differentiate between different types of asthma via a nasal swab. The research focused on Black and Puerto Rican children, who have higher rates of asthma and asthma-related deaths than white children. The research builds on previous studies that have similarly detected asthma via nasal swabs. Celedón said the nasal swab test could help researchers identify people with T2-low asthma for the purpose of enrolling them in studies that test new treatments for that target. “The place to be cautious is, does it make sense to treat based on this?” she said, referring to the nasal swab test results.

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Persons: Dr, Juan Celedón, “, ”, Celedón, Gurjit Hershey, Hershey, Jessica Hui, “ It’s Organizations: University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Food and Drug Administration, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Jewish Health Locations: Puerto Rican, U.S, Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Puerto, UPMC, Denver