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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...