Testing from the Living Room: The FDA’s Approval of Teal Health’s At-Home Cervical Cancer Screen Marks a Watershed in Women’s Health

MONTREAL — Half of Quebec's administrative regions now offer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test, which will replace the Pap test by the end of the year throughout the province. Montérégie is the most recent region to have made the change. The HPV test is used to detect cervical cancer. It is more accurate to detect the presence of the high-risk human butterfly virus that can lead to pre-cancerous lesions, and if not treated, cervical cancer. Th…

Testing from the Living Room: The FDA’s Approval of Teal Health’s At-Home Cervical Cancer Screen Marks a Watershed in Women’s Health

What if the future of cancer prevention fit inside your mailbox? On May 9, 2025, a quiet yet seismic shift occurred in women’s health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially cleared the first-ever at-home cervical cancer screening device, developed by San Francisco-based startup Teal Health. Within hours of the announcement, Google searches for “home Pap test” skyrocketed by over 3,000%, driven by headlines, influencer threads, a…