Fifteen-year-old Kiley is all smiles now as she plays with her dog Biscuit in the park. But a few months ago that wasn’t the case. Her eyes were always watering, her nose was always running, and she was having frequent asthma attacks. Like the more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies, she knew she was allergic to something, but she didn’t know what it was.

That is until Kiley’s doctor gave her a new generation of allergy test called 3gAllergy™ from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. Unlike skin prick tests of the past that could take an hour and a half and require up to 150 injections, the 3gAllergy test requires only a blood sample.

By administering the 3gAllergy test, Kiley’s doctor was able to accurately diagnose her with mold and pollen allergies. She now undergoes immunotherapy, taking special shots twice a week that have kept her allergy symptoms in check.

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