Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the handle to swab for cells that can be examined in a lab. Pap smears, on the other hand, use a metal or plastic device called a speculum to widen the vaginal canal so a clinician can swab the cervix for cells.

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an alternative to Pap smears.

While Donald Trump's intention was to quiet the health rumors, his revelation that he took a third cognitive test has internet sleuths talking even more.

The biomarker test looks for two specific proteins in the blood and uses their ratio to determine preterm birth risk. When women are at increased risk due to factors such as inflammation or changes in blood flow to the placenta, the placenta changes the proteins it produces, allowing doctors to detect the risk.

Nothing snuffs out questions about a near-octogenarian president’s health quite like that president repeatedly bragging about passing a dementia test.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has proclaimed January National Radon Action Month to encourage community members to reduce their risk of radon-induced lung cancer.

January is National Radon Action Month, and several county health departments are reminding residents to test their homes for this invisible but potentially dangerous gas.

In the child welfare system, the threshold at which a drug test is considered positive varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next. There’s no industry consensus on what, or if anything, should be done about the differing standards.