The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday approved a new way for people to screen for signs of cervical cancer. Patients using the new method will self-screen with a swab at the doctors ...

NEWS EIGHT’S TOM LEHMAN EXPLAINS HOW THIS MEASURE PROTECTS PATIENTS UNDER A NEW LAW JUST SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO. MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WOULD BE BARRED FROM ...

Signs of cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) could be found in menstrual blood, offering a potentially less invasive and more accessible alternative to the often-dreaded pelvic exam.

In Tennessee, medical professionals and medical students can —without any kind of permission — stick their fingers and instruments inside a woman’s vagina and rectum while she is under anesthesia.

The guidelines are based on an extensive review of nearly 70 years’ worth of studies looking at the benefits and harms of the annual pelvic exam. After decades of research, the studies don’t show any ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent.

A team of five lawyers for the Fairfax County school board, current and former school district officials, and an alleged sexual assault assailant walked into Courtroom 501 of the U.S. District Court ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...