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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 ...
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FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening device
The FDA has approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening device, designed to make women feel more comfortable with ...
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, ...
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FDA OKs 1st at-home cervical cancer screening test
The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by ...
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Teal Health Wand Gets FDA Approval for At-Home HPV Self-Collection
The home-collected vaginal samples can be shipped to CLIA-certified labs for testing on the Roche Cobas system.
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Teal Health gains FDA approval for cervical cancer screening device
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has secured approval to Teal Health’s at-home vaginal sample self-collection device ...
FDA Approves First At-Home Test for Cervical Cancer Screenings
At-home screenings are effective alternatives for closing the screening gap. One study found that mailing kits to people ...
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The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative
Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will ...