Dr. Barry Dworkin

Researchers present a potential test to predict a baby’s asthma risk in their first year of life and the preventive treatments that can follow.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 13, 2022

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Source:
By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development

Reference:
Lipopolysaccharide-induced interferon response networks at birth are predictive of severe viral lower respiratory infections in the first year of life

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