The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative. May 10, 2025 2:03 PM ET. Jennifer Ludden Women will be able to screen for cervical cancer at home using a wand by Teal Health.

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home screening tool to detect cervical cancer, offering an alternative to the traditional Pap smear typically performed in a doctor’s office.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the United States’ first at-home cervical cancer screening tool on Friday, a decision that stands to give women an accessible alternative to Pap smears ...

A Pap smear, or Pap test, is a screening tool to check for cervical cancer and cervical cell changes. But occasionally, even when there are no precancerous cells, the tests can reveal evidence of ...

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 ...

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.