While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the early 2000s, doctors realized they could also scan those samples for strains ...

Short of shopping for a bikini after the holidays, getting a Pap smear has to be one of the most dreaded parts of a woman’s life. Now, a new device — which was recently approved by the FDA — promises ...

Abbey Berenson, M.D., MMS, Ph.D., director for the Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health at the University ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It ...

If you've been putting off scheduling your Pap smear—maybe for months, maybe longer—take a deep breath. There's no judgment ...

The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...

Health disruptors are introducing new ways to screen for cervical cancer that skip the speculum entirely. And Teal's the first to bring at-home screening to women in all 50 states.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A home swab test. (Circle Creative Studio / Getty Images) (Circle Creative Studio) Federal guidelines are expanding the options ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind at-home cervical cancer screening tool in an effort to provide a more accessible alternative to Pap smear tests. The goal ...

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the handle to swab for cells that can be examined in a lab. Pap smears, on the other ...