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 ...

Rakeb Tesfatsellassie, a junior at Georgia Tech and native of DeKalb County, is developing a home screening test for cervical ...

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says Teal Health said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved its Teal Wand for home use, offering a new way to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The first at-home test to help women screen for cervical cancer has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Women’s health company Teal Health announced this ...

In one type, the patient collects the sample and sends it off to a lab; the new cervical cancer test is like this. The other gives an instant result — think COVID-19 and pregnancy tests.

At-home cervical cancer tests are available around the world. Here’s why you can’t find them in the U.S. by: Mary Hall. Posted: Feb 8, 2023 / 10:58 PM EST. Updated: Feb 9, 2023 / 06:58 AM EST.

Getting screened for strains of the cervical cancer-causing virus HPV can be difficult for many women, but not getting tested can have deadly consequences. In 2019, an estimated 4,250 women will ...

Nicole Morrison. This photo provided by Teal Health in May 2025 shows the company’s Teal Wand self-collection kit for at-home cervical cancer screening.

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 maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.

U.S. officials have approved the first cervical cancer test that allows women to collect their own sample at home. Skip to content NOWCAST KMBC 9 First News at 8AM Sunday ...