New York Post

This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful

Short of shopping for a bikini after the holidays, getting a Pap smear has to be one of the most dreaded parts of a woman’s life. Now, a new device — which was recently approved by the FDA — promises ...
Engadget

FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It ...
AOL

The FDA Just Approved A Groundbreaking New At-Home Pap Smear Tool. Here's How Soon You Can Use It

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind at-home cervical cancer screening tool in an effort to provide a more accessible alternative to Pap smear tests. The goal ...
NBC Washington

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

Federal guidelines are expanding the options for cervical cancer screenings beyond the often-disliked Pap smear. According to new recommendations released Monday by the Health Resources and Services ...
WAMC

The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal ...