Siri, is this croup or asthma?
A new Aussie app accurately diagnoses cough in children
![Coughing child](https://www.ausdoc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/coughing_child_dreamstime_m_115101624.jpg)
Asking children to ‘just cough into this phone’ may help doctors determine whether a cough is related to asthma, croup or a lower respiratory infection.
An Australian-developed smartphone app can diagnose asthma, croup, pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiolitis with up to 97% accuracy, a study has found.