The FDA has granted approval to Teal Health's at-home cervical cancer screening wand, the first self-collection tool for HPV screening in the U.S. Kara Egan, the cofounder and CEO of Teal Health, ...

A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.

The first-ever at-home screening test for cervical cancer earned approval by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, ...

At-home screenings are effective alternatives for closing the screening gap. One study found that mailing kits to people ...

The startup’s test, Teal Wand, detects human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for nearly all cervical cancers, ...

In clinical trials, the accuracy of self-testing with Teal’s wand matched that of a cancer screening performed in a doctor’s ...

Teal Wand’s launch could provide similar benefits in the United States, where disparities in cervical cancer outcomes persist ...

While the at-home test won’t replace your visits to the gynecologist where you can get a full pelvic exam and address other issues with your doctor, Teal Health CEO Kara Egan hopes its accuracy ...