A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

CERVICAL cancer cases could be slashed by a fifth by introducing new screening tests, experts said today. Smear tests are currently used to detect the earliest signs of the disease. Women between the ...

Most women support the rollout of at-home cervical screening to overcome the embarrassment of having the intimate test in a clinic, a study has revealed. The NHS offers cervical screening tests – ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is endorsing self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening and requiring most private insurance plans to cover testing without cost sharing.

Self-administered tests can increase screening rates, said Health and Human Services Department officials.

HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration released updated guidance for cervical cancer screening, which includes a ...

Women in Blackburn with Darwen aged from 25-64 who are overdue their cervical screening – or have never been tested – can have a test on board ...

Millions of women could be spared the ordeal of having smear tests after the age of 55, a major study suggests. At the moment British women are invited for regular cervical screening between the ages ...

It was established to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screenings (also called smear tests) and to help people who may find the experience difficult. Macmillan says that in the UK 1 in 4 ...