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

U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is endorsing self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening and ...

HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration released updated guidance for cervical cancer screening, which includes a ...

Women will soon have a self-collection HPV screening option at home, covered by private insurance starting in 2027 under new ...

The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their way to doctors’ offices across the United States. In May, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self collection testing for ...

Mailed self-collection kits improved cervical cancer screening rates among racial or ethnic minority populations, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. For the study, ...

—Women who participated in screening via self-collection of samples for HPV testing had higher screening rates compared to patients who only received telephone reminders, demonstrating the potential ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A first of its kind Human Papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection screening pilot program aimed at improving cervical cancer screening in underserved ...