The Benefits and Drawbacks of At-Home STI Testing

You can get at-home medical tests for everything from Covid-19 to drug testing to hormone levels or food sensitivities. You can examine your gut, your blood, or even your DNA. At-home STI tests use ...

A Test To Measure Your Innate ‘Deep Flow’ Capacity — By A Psychologist

Discover the traits that allow you to enter deep flow states more easily and to remain ‘in the zone’ for longer.
CBC.ca

Oral HIV self-test approved for sale in Canada

People in Canada have a new, less invasive way to test for HIV at home, following Health Canada's approval of an oral self-test. U.S.-based OraSure Technologies said Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test ...
Global News

Oral HIV self-test can now be sold in Canada in ‘key’ move

An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its ...
The Washington Post

A self-collected test allowed me to finally get cervical cancer screening

If you have a cervix you may have felt a surge of relief — joy, even — when the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced its updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening in December. I know I did.
The New York Times

Kansas’ Bill Self won’t coach at Colorado after hospitalization, says he’s ‘feeling much better’

Monday's hospitalization was the second time in the last year that Self, 62, has been admitted to the hospital. Candice Ward / Getty Images Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self will not coach the ...
Newsday

Cervical cancer self-test in U.S. gets federal endorsement

Millions of women in the United States have missed going to their doctors for a Pap smear — a key tool in early detection of cervical cancer — whether it be to avoid pain, a cultural sensitivity or ...
Seattle Times

The rise of the self-serve blood test

As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, blood work revealed that she had elevated blood sugar and cholesterol. If nothing changed, her doctor said, Crisp would need to start medication. Despite ...
The New York Times

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...
NBC News

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

Federal guidelines are expanding the options for cervical cancer screenings beyond the often-disliked Pap smear. According to new recommendations released Monday by the Health Resources and Services ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Endorses Home Pap-Smear Alternative to Prevent Cervical Cancer

The Health and Human Services Department endorsed on Monday the use of self-administered tests for the virus that causes cervical cancer, to increase access to screening. Doctors typically swab a ...
Forbes

Meet One Of The Only Fish Ever Reported To Pass A Self-Awareness Test. Hint: It’s Smaller Than Your Finger

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. For decades, self-awareness has been guarded as a very ...