Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. It is primarily caused by persistent infection with certain strains of the human ...

Women 30 and older should be given an opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer, a federal health panel advised this week as part of an effort to expand screenings to groups that do not get enough ...

Starting today, Californians can order Teal Health’s FDA-approved cervical cancer screening test right to their homes. This represents an important step in making screening for cervical cancer more ...

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 ...

Teal Health’s Teal Wand enables people ages 25-65 years old to screen for cervical cancer at home — no speculum or stirrups required. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Teal Health) According to ...

Jacqueline Linnes, at left, and biomedical engineering graduate student Sayeh Dowlatshahi assemble paper-based devices using tweezers. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – ...