Victoria is the latest HGTV star to reveal one of their shows has been axed by the network. On June 17, Keith Bynum took to ...

One key recommendation "is not yet widely enough known," said the director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Determined to make HPV and cervical cancer screenings less invasive, these researchers have turned to menstrual blood.

Even with all this research readily available, some doctors still say many women over 65 don’t need Pap smears, including ...

Dr. Nichole Butler-MooYoung represents the gold standard in women's healthcare advocacy. With over two decades of experience ...

It’s a wrap on the most recent term for the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices delivered a slew of decisions on cases ranging ...

Pap smears are especially traumatic when providers fail to respond compassionately to patients’ pain. Bonnie Gross, who has vestibulodynia, remembers squirming on the table during her first pap ...

The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the ...

This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful By Diana Bruk Published May 12, 2025, 2:03 p.m. ET ...

When a Pap smear indicates inflammation, it means that the cervical cells appear irritated. This doesn’t automatically point to cancer but can result from a number of benign or infectious causes.

Since its introduction more than 80 years ago, the Pap smear is estimated to have prevented hundreds of thousands of cervical cancer deaths. And in 2006, a vaccine against HPV became available in ...