Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

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

New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option

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

Hate your Pap smear? An at-home screening could replace it for women over 30, say new US guidelines

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...

US now supports self-swab HPV test. Get the details.

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

Pap and HPV Tests Help Detect and Prevent Cervical Cancer

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding residents that regular screening plays a key role in preventing and ...
Nature

125 Tolerating a Trial of Endotracheal CPAP Provides more Information on The Success of Extubation in Premature Infants than Measured Minute Volumes

Background: Ventilated very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are, despite advances in ventilation techniques, at risk of developing chronic lung disease (CLD), sepsis and upper airway obstruction.