EVE SIMMONS: I did the new DIY smear test in my office loo
EVE SIMMONS: I am standing in the toilet at work with my trousers around my ankles. An NHS instruction manual is balanced on the loo seat about how to take a DIY smear test. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor shows the world we've all been pronouncing cervical wrong - 'sur-vi-kl'
A DOCTOR might have shattered the long-held preconception on how to pronounce cervical - in reference to a cervical smear test women over a certain age are encouraged to get. In her own words, Dr Nighat Arif said "sur-vi-kl". (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Self smear test kit: Can you order a 'DIY' at home smear test kit on the NHS?
SMEAR TESTS are essential and potentially life-saving medical screenings for all women over 25, and now you might be able to do your own smear test at home. Can you order your own DIY smear test on the NHS? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smear tests: Women to trial 'do-it-at-home' kits for NHS
About 31,000 women will be offered the swab checks, which can help spot early signs of cervical cancer. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS in London will trial DIY cervical smear tests for women who are overdue cancer screening
People in the Barnet, Camden, Islington, Newham and Tower Hamlets boroughs of London will be offered the home swab kits to test themselves in a bid to boost screening uptake. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS gives women Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV) home testing kits to cut cancer deaths
More than 31,000 women will be offered kits to carry out smear tests in the privacy and convenience of their own homes in a trial. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 24, 2021 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
At-Home Smear Tests Will Make Screenings Accessible During Coronavirus And Beyond, Says Charity
By creating home test kits cervical screenings may become more widely available for people who have always found them to be inaccessible. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice Broster, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Coronavirus Source Type: news
Cannock mum developed cancer after wrong smear result
A hospital apologises to Rachael Foley after she undergoes a hysterectomy following the error. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Covid smear-test delays prompt calls for home HPV tests
Delays to smear tests in lockdown prompt cervical cancer charities to call for home-testing kits. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Who needs a Pap smear, when and why?
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about detecting cervical cancer. A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a procedure to test for cervical cancer. A Pap smear also can detect changes in cervical cells that suggest cancer may develop in the future. Early-stage cervical [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 14, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
What Does an Abnormal Pap Smear Indicate
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - January 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A Drop In Mammograms During Coronavirus Could Have Serious Implications In Years To Come
As clinics put a pause on elective and preventative procedures during the pandemic, a serious backlog has built up of people who are due to have mammograms, smear tests and other cancer screenings. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 4, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice Broster, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Dominion Voting lawyers warn Trump attorney Giuliani of litigation over alleged smear campaign, report says
Dominion Voting has pushed back hard against claims by President Trump and others that Joe Biden won the election because of fraud... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
From 'smear campaign' to 'Russian disinformation,' liberal media teamed up to dismiss Hunter Biden story
There has been plenty of criticism in recent days of the mainstream media's refusal to cover the New York Post's bombshell reporting on... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Almost 250,000 women are overdue cervical smear tests this year due to Covid-19
Some 3.2million women in England have been screened for the cancer in the last 12 months, down 240,000 on the 3.43million checked last year. The NHS shut down in March to free up beds for Covid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
