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Pap smears have long been the standard for cervical cancer screening, but they’re no one’s idea of fun. Could this device be ...

Cervical cancer is preventable, but kills thousands each year — in part because women aren't regularly screened for it. A new test allows people to test themselves at home and mail in the results.

The first-ever at-home screening test for cervical cancer earned approval by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, paving the way for the DIY device to be in the hands of eligible women as early ...

A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.

At-home screenings are effective alternatives for closing the screening gap. One study found that mailing kits to people ...

The startup’s test, Teal Wand, detects human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for nearly all cervical cancers, similar to Roche’s cobas HPV test. But Teal Wand allows women to collect ...

The FDA has granted approval to Teal Health’s at-home vaginal sample self-collection device, Teal Wand, for cervical cancer ...

The FDA has approved Teal Health's at-home test for HPV detection, which may help expand access to cervical cancer screening for more women.

The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.

In clinical trials, the accuracy of self-testing with Teal’s wand matched that of a cancer screening performed in a doctor’s office.

The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.