The Department of Health and Human Services is endorsing self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening and requiring most private insurance plans to cover testing without cost sharing.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rise of patients collecting their own samples for diagnostic tests seems poised to change how we approach ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New federal screening guidelines are expanding ways for women to be tested for cervical cancer. Starting in January 2027, private insurers will cover a self-collection option ...

The FDA recently cleared another option for at-home self-collection for cervical cancer screening, further broadening access.

—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 ...

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated cervical cancer screening guidelines to allow women aged 30–65 at average risk to self-collect samples for high-risk HPV ...

MILFORD, Mass., April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (WAT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Onclarity HPV Self-Collection Kit and approved ...

Real-world study found self-collection tests were effective at increasing cervical cancer screening participation in underserved U.S. populations Women who received the self-collection kits were more ...

Cervical cancer kills 4,300 American women annually. Most of these deaths are preventable. Teal Health's at-home screening test is changing that calculus.