Researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center ...

New Federal Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Allow For At-Home Self Testing. Here’s Why That Matters

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...

US now supports self-swab HPV test. Get the details

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

New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
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Federal guidelines for cervical cancer screening now include self-collection option

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

Planned Parenthood offers new HPV testing method in Orange County

In an effort to mitigate those statistics, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is now offering a new ...

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
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National HIV self-testing program finds high demand, many testing for first time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A CDC program to distribute free HIV self-test kits has mailed nearly double the number of tests in its first ...

Doctors have a new tool to increase cervical cancer screening: HPV self-testing

HPV self-tests allow patients to collect a sample themselves, instead of having a healthcare provider collect it.
Newsweek

Health Panel Endorses Self-Testing Option for Cervical Cancer Screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has endorsed self-testing as a viable option for cervical cancer screening in an effort to make testing more accessible and reduce cancer rates nationwide. The ...
STAT

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Self-Testing in HIV Shows Promise in Early Studies

Self-testing for HIV enhances autonomy and is supported by policies in over 100 countries, promoting early detection and treatment initiation. The Together TakeMeHome program distributed self-test ...