What does the Teal Wand test for? Does it replace a Pap smear? We got these questions answered and more. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor ...
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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 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 ...
Many people dread going into the doctor's office for a Pap smear or HPV test, but that's no longer the only cervical cancer screening option. Now, we have the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home ...
Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday.Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...
Health care centers could reduce costs if they mailed HPV self-sampling kits directly to patients, including those who are up ...
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- In the past five years, Onondaga County has done more than 900 cancer screenings for people without health insurance or who have other barriers to testing. The program has reached ...