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An at-home cervical cancer screening device was OK‘d by the FDA
The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening.
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FDA Clears Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening
The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal self-collection device intended to test for 14 types of high-risk HPV that have the ...
At-home cervical cancer screening test gets FDA approval. How it works, availability
The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device that tests for HPV. The test will first be available in ...
You Can Soon Start Testing For HPV at Home — No Pap Required
The FDA has approved Teal Health's at-home test for HPV detection, which may help expand access to cervical cancer screening ...
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UPDATE: Game-Changing At-Home HPV Test Finally Gets FDA Approval for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Update: The First Completely At-Home Cervical Cancer Test Has Officially Been FDA-Approved As of May 2025, the FDA has ...
FDA approves Teal Wand — first at-home test to screen for cervical cancer
The startup’s test, Teal Wand, detects human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for nearly all cervical cancers, ...
FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening test, a pap smear alternative, company says
The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, ...
A do-it-yourself wand could help replace your next Pap smear (yes, really!)
The at-home Pap smear is just as accurate as a doctor's office test for cervical cancer.
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FDA Approves First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Teal Wand as the first alternative to in-office Pap smears, which many ...
This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful
A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.
FDA approves first at-home HPV test for cervical cancer: How it works
Great news for women's health. The FDA has approved Teal Wand, the first at-home cervical cancer screening test. This test ...
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First at-home test for HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer, gains FDA approval
Nearly all cervical cancers, the CDC advises, can be prevented by HPV vaccination. The Teal Wand has been approved for people 25 to 65 with an average risk of cervical cancer. It is not ...