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New noninvasive asthma test may help doctors tailor treatment for kids

Asthma affects 6 million children, with Puerto Ricans and Blacks most heavily affected — not only with regard to the frequency of asthma, but also with the severity of the disease, one of the study authors said.

A woman holds her 5-year-old daughter in an emergency room chair.
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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.

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