New Federal Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Allow For At-Home Self Testing. Here’s Why That Matters

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...
MedPage Today

U.S. Guidelines Endorse At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening

Following the 2024 FDA approval of a new self-collection test to detect HPV, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

TB harnesses part of immune defense system to cause infection, study finds

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB ...
WDRB

What to know about tuberculosis services offered by Louisville's TB health department

Since 2021, Kentucky has had 118 confirmed cases of TB, according to information from Louisville's health department.
Healio

‘Reassuring’ data show most with NSCLC receive guideline-concordant biomarker testing

Biomarker testing has become “increasingly critical” in the care of non-small cell lung cancer.A new investigation into testing rates proved “reassuring” to Kenneth L. Kehl, MD, MPH, assistant ...

New clinical standards strengthen antimicrobial stewardship in tuberculosis care

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

Pitt County confirms TB case at DH Conley High amid rising flu in North Carolina

Pitt County Schools announced a tuberculosis case involving an individual at D.H. Conley High School in Greenville.This ...
Nittany Lions Wire

US now supports self-swab HPV test. Get the details

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