Earlier this year, California was the first state to get access to an FDA-approved at-home, cervical cancer screening — often ...

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 May 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new cervical screening tests for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cervical cancers. Both allow individuals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smear tests are nobody's favourite, but they're a vital part of healthcare. Now, the way you're tested for HPV is changing. From July, invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five ...

The HSE is preparing to roll out DIY smear test kits aimed at those who feel embarrassed, are too busy or face barriers to attend a GP.

Home cervical screening tests being trialled in the UK are expected to also come on stream in Ireland, a leading gynaecologist has told Extra.ie. ‘Do it yourself’ smear tests are currently being ...

Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud ...

Health authorities warn women to get cervical cancer tests as new data reveal one in four skip lifesaving screening.

Women affected by failures in the Southern Trust’s cervical screening programme have maintained their calls for a public ...