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 FDA approved the Teal Wand, an at-home vaginal sample ...

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 adequate preventative and follow-up health care.

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company. Teal Health said Friday the Food and Drug ...

Women now have an alternative to the Pap smear as a screening test for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an at-home screening test. As Reuters reported, Pap smears have greatly reduced the incidence of cervical ...

Mom of 3 Molly Pardue was diagnosed with cervical cancer after demanding a pap smear Kennedy News and Media Mom of three Holly Pardue struggled with excessive bleeding after the birth of her third child in January 2024 She was told it was just "stress and ...