New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a ...

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

Famed biohacker Bryan Johnson and his Blueprint team devised this measure of harmful plastic particles in your blood.

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

At the end of January, Medicare users are going to face a major shakeup. Starting February 1, Americans on the ...

With Covid on the rise once again, you may find yourself reaching for an at-home test for the first time in months. Covid activity is picking up, with hospitalizations increasing in recent weeks, ...

A pregnancy test from the store costs about $3 on average. A blood test that you get from a lab or doctor's office costs an average of $64. You might be able to get a free pregnancy test at a women's ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.