What Can An Allergy Test Tell You? | Health Wealth, Ep 18

Imagine spending half your life avoiding pizza and cookies believing you are allergic to chocolate and wheat. And then one day you get to hear the trigger for your allergy was something else entirely. For many, this has been the regrettable reality. For years, the worst part about having an allergy was not being entirely sure what triggers it. Am I allergic to pollen, milk, animal fur, pollution, medicine, or stress?Today, with an increasing incidence of allergy patients in India (we have nearly 40 million asthma patients, more than the number of HIV or TB patients), diagnostics have had to evolve to become more specific and easier. In this episode, we enter the advancing world of allergy testing with one of the country's top pathologists.Powered by AI, allergy tests can now tell you not just what you are allergic to but exactly what protein or compound in the item you are allergic to. How will this revolutionise treatment? Tune in to find out more.***Featuring Dr Arjun Dang, CEO, Dr Dang's Labs, DelhiListen in!Produced by Anna PriyadarshiniSound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh