FDA authorizes Visby Medical’s home test for three STDs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization to Visby Medical for its Women’s Sexual Health Test, the first home diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and ...
Warning over cuts to in-person STD appointments
Medical staff are concerned victims of domestic violence may slip through the net under plans to reduce face-to-face ...
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FDA Clears OTC Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomoniasis
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Visby Medical Women’s Sexual Health Test for use at home to test for ...
US authorizes first home test for three common sexually transmitted infections
The home test, developed by privately held company Visby Medical, does not require mailing samples to a lab like other existing home-based STI tests. The new test for common STIs chlamydia, gonorrhea, ...
FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But there's a catch.
The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway ...
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FDA authorizes marketing of first chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis home test
The FDA has granted Visby Medical authorization to market their at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic test that detects ...
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FDA OKs First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis
The FDA on Friday granted marketing authorization to the first at-home test for diagnosing chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in females. The so-called Visby Medical Women's ...
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Visby Medical nets FDA clearance for completely at-home STI test
The FDA has cleared its first completely at-home sexual health test for women, available over-the-counter to screen for ...
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Are self-testing kits for HIV a good idea?
David Rowlands examines the uptake of a HIV self testing kit in the UK – but finds the jury is still out on whether they can help people seek treatment earlier. After decades of living with HIV ...
DIY cervical screening kits could be rolled out from early 2026, NHS plan says
At-home cervical screening kits could potentially be rolled out in England from next year to help meet the goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040, according to a new health service blueprint.NHS ...