Teal Health’s kit brings cervical cancer screening with a simple swab — and the hope of improving health care accessibility.

In May 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new cervical screening tests for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cervical cancers. Both allow individuals ...

Smear tests are nobody's favourite, but they're a vital part of healthcare. Now, the way you're tested for HPV is changing. From July, invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five ...

(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

The FDA approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening in May. Texas is the eighth state to have access to the test as ...

Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud ...

New plans have been announced to shake up the way cervical cancer risk is detected in England: at-home HPV testing kits are set to be offered to women who have missed their cervical smear test ...

Dr Stephanie Egboh of Healthtracka shares how a simple 10-minute Pap smear and HPV vaccination can protect millions of women from cervical cancer.

Home cervical screening tests being trialled in the UK are expected to also come on stream in Ireland, a leading gynaecologist has told the Irish Mail on Sunday. 'Do it yourself' smear tests are ...

A new Galleri blood test detected 75% of cancers without current screening options, with over half found in early stage I or ...

With efforts being made nationally to increase the uptake of cervical screening, this general practice nurse brings her own ...