The Teal Wand was recently approved by the FDA as the first self-collection device to screen for cervical cancer, a major step forward for accessible women’s health, according to Rahma S. Mkuu, Ph.D., ...

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U.S. officials have approved the first cervical cancer test that allows women to collect their own sample at home.

here's what to know about the newly approved at-home cervical screening kit. The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device, used to test for HPV. The wand features a sterile ...

Receiving the results over a smartphone, it's the first change in the pap smear for 80+ years according to the company.

Teal Health, the company behind the new device, hopes it will increase screening rates by making the procedure more accessible. The device is targeted toward women between the ages of 25 and 65 who ...

The HPV test checks cells for infection with the high-risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer. Last year, the FDA greenlit similar self-collection cervical cancer screening kits for use ...

The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows ... last year the use of self-collection of HPV samples to boost screening. The FDA also recently ...

the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the FDA approved the Teal Wand, an at-home vaginal sample self-collection ...