Many women dread getting their regular Pap smears. The procedure, which involves scraping cells from the cervix to check for ...

Cervical cancer is highly preventable, but the disease kills thousands every year. In part, that's because women don't get screened for it regularly.

To get screened for cervical cancer ... collection device for cervical cancer screening in the United States, called the Teal Wand, according to the women’s health company Teal Health.

Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer — from the comfort of their own home. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand, an at-home test that ...

“Cervical cancer screenings are the most important and often the entry point to a woman’s health relationship,” Kara Egan, co-founder and CEO, told TechCrunch in January. “More than 1 in 4 ...

Great news for women's health. The FDA has approved Teal Wand, the first at-home cervical cancer screening test. This test detects HPV, a major cause of cervical cancer. Women aged 25-65 can use it.

Women can now collect their ... with the same accuracy. Teal Health’s Teal WandTM self-collection device for at-home cervical cancer screening. Photographed by Nicole Morrison Cervical cancer ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer ... women up to age 65. The self-collection device — the Teal Wand, made by Teal Health ...

Teal Health's study showed the test is as accurate as a regular doctor's options MONDAY, May 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer — from ...

HPV is one of the leading causes of cervical cancer, and for decades, HPV testing has only been available in tandem with an in-person pap smear. As Teal Health ... "When women come in to their ...

the only way to screen for cervical cancer was in a doctor's office during a pelvic exam. "As a mom and a woman, I get how easy it is to put your own health last," Egan said in a news release.