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I hate getting Pap smears. Is there a safe alternative?

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.
Morningstar

Evvy Launches At-Home UTI Test Built for Fast, Accurate, and Targeted Care

Leading Women’s Health Company Moves To End the Trial-and-Error Cycle of Standard UTI Care “At Evvy, we believe women deserve better than guesswork,” said Dr ...
New Atlas

Haven Demo lays the groundwork for first private space station

It may look like an ordinary satellite, but the recently launched Haven Demo is a major step toward the first commercial space station. Built by Vast, the 1,100-lb (500-kg) uncrewed spacecraft will ...
Miami Herald

Swipe, swab, ship: How at-home tests are changing the way we think about wellness

The home health revolution is here. But how much can a finger prick or saliva sample really tell you about your well-being? Getty Images Direct-to-consumer at-home tests expand access to biomarker and ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Swipe, swab, ship: How at-home tests are changing the way we think about wellness

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Direct-to-consumer at-home tests expand access to biomarker and microbiome data. Clinicians praise ...
Sacramento Bee

Swipe, swab, ship: How at-home tests are changing the way we think about wellness

Direct-to-consumer at-home tests expand access to biomarker and microbiome data. Clinicians praise health literacy gains but warn about accuracy, follow-up gaps ...
GEN

CRISPR Mouth-Swab Test Could Transform Tuberculosis Screening

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...
News Medical

CRISPR-based tongue swab test shows promise for tuberculosis detection

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...
Deadline.com

Will Smith Action Pic ‘Fast And Loose’ Taps ‘King Ivory’ Director John Swab To Helm; Jerry Bruckheimer Boards Project As Producer

EXCLUSIVE: One of the more sought-after open directing assignments in recent memory looks to have found its director to man the ship, as Deadline is hearing John Swab has been tapped to helm the ...
Business Wire

Veracyte Completes NIGHTINGALE Clinical Utility Trial Enrollment for Percepta Nasal Swab Lung Cancer Test

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT), a leading cancer diagnostics company, today announced it has met its targeted enrollment for the NIGHTINGALE trial, which ...
Newsweek

Simple Home Test for Endometriosis Developed

Diagnosing endometriosis could soon be much easier thanks to a new at home-test that can detect a biomarker for the disease in period blood. The pregnancy-like test created by researchers at the ...