Researchers at AIIMS, Delhi have developed a simple blood test using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to track the effectiveness of cervical cancer treatment. Published in Scientific Reports, the study ...

There’s an HPV test for the cervix, but not for other genital areas. Because HPV is common and often goes away on its own, it’s not always necessary to test for it. For more accurate abortion options, ...

The biopsies were assayed for lactase, sucrase, and maltase activity and genotyped for the C/T-13910 variant using polymerase chain reaction minisequencing. Conclusions: Genetic test of C/T-13910 ...

Anybody who has oral, anal, or vaginal sex, or genital skin-to-skin contact with another person can get STDs — in fact, most sexually active people get one at some point in their life. STDs don’t ...

Last week, readers were most interested in a story about Roche ramping up the commercialization of its sample self-collection devices for HPV.

Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics ... health care team and often need to explain the blood-drawing procedure ...