While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...

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

The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...

Health disruptors are introducing new ways to screen for cervical cancer that skip the speculum entirely. And Teal's the ...

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

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind at-home cervical cancer screening tool in an effort to provide a more accessible alternative to Pap smear tests. The goal ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women nationwide are eligible for at-home cervical cancer screening.

SMART --. IT STARTED WITH AN ASSIGNMENT IN BUSINESS CLASS TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ADDRESS A CHALLENGE IN HEALTH CARE. HAYLEY HOGLUND AND MADELINE HOWARD KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO TAKE ...

Women will have an alternative Pap smear option starting this fall, the New York Times reported. The new option is a swab to screen for cervical cancer, rather than the speculum, which has been the ...

When Noa Fleischacker had her first pap smear, she was struck by an unbearable, knife-like pain as soon as the speculum went in. “I literally was going to jump off the table,” Fleischacker recalled.