New plans have been announced to shake up the way cervical cancer risk is detected in England: at-home HPV testing kits are set to be offered to women who have missed their cervical smear test ...

10:45, Tue, Jun 24, 2025 Updated: 10:45, Tue, Jun 24, 2025 Women who have consistently missed offers for cervical screening are to be offered DIY tests in a bid to cut cancer cases. The home tests ...

Millions of women will be offered DIY cervical screening tests they can do at home in a bid to boost uptake and cut deaths from the disease. The initiative will see women who fail to attend an ...

Women who have delayed coming forward for cervical screening will be offered a test to be taken at home, NHS England has said. The DIY test kits, available from January, contain a long cotton-wool bud ...

Patients are facing into weeks of many hospitals being left in crisis following the cyber attack and GPs have been told to cancel cervical screening appointments. HSE staff and computer experts, who ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Health. Followed categories will be added to My News. The new human papillomavirus (HPV) test will prevent up to 30 per cent more women from developing cervical ...

Home cervical screening tests being trialled in the UK are expected to also come on stream in Ireland, a leading gynaecologist has told Extra.ie. ‘Do it yourself’ smear tests are currently being ...

AI-supported cervical cancer screening in Kenya shows promise for improving healthcare access in resource-limited settings.

The introduction of a more accurate test to reduce the risk of a woman getting a wrong cervical screening result and developing cancer has had to be delayed, the Irish Independent has learned. When ...

The group has also published an open letter to Mr Nesbitt, urging him to establish an inquiry to uncover the truth and reform ...

Mr Nesbitt was speaking after MLAs stood with a group of women at Stormont calling for a probe into cervical screening ...