The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was around that time, in 2021, that Kara Egan, a Massachusetts native and then-health tech investor, started raising funds ...

A new proposal recommends replacing routine pap smears with HPV testing every five years for women over 30, signaling a serious shift in cervical cancer screening guidelines. Reading time 3 minutes ...

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 ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.

Home cervical screening tests being trialled in the UK are expected to also come on stream in Ireland, a leading gynaecologist has told Extra.ie. ‘Do it yourself’ smear tests are currently being ...

The HSE is preparing to roll out DIY smear test kits aimed at those who feel embarrassed, are too busy or face barriers to attend a GP.

A woman’s body often carries silent stories, of hormones shifting, cells changing, and organs coping. Annual tests act as ...