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School Entry Rules Boost Kids' HPV Vaccination Rates
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on...
AACR: At-Home HPV Testing Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening Participation
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Mailed at-home self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing increases cervical cancer screening participation in underscreened populations by almost threefold, ac...
Disparities Seen in HPV Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Adults
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – There are sociodemographic disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among 27- to 45-year-olds, according to a study published online March 28 in Human ...
Advantaged Households Have Lower Intent to Vaccinate Teens Against HPV
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – A significant proportion of adolescents who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) are from advantaged socioeconomic households,...
Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children’s risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a n...
No Increase Seen in HPV Vaccination Coverage From 2019 to 2022
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates did not increase from 2019 to 2022, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Kalyani Sonawane,...
High-Risk Strains of HPV Could Raise Women's Odds for Heart Death
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Women are four times more likely to die from heart disease and six times more likely to die from stroke if infected with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus (HPV), a...
Direct-Mail Self-Sampling Increases Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – For individuals who are due or overdue for cervical cancer screening, direct-mail human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling increases screening uptake, according to a study...
Best Way to Prevent Cervical Cancers: Immunize Boys Against HPV, Too
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – The best way to prevent cervical cancer in women is to give HPV vaccines to both boys and girls, a new study argues. That way, herd immunity could help eradicate the...
Methylation Score Can ID Risk for Cervical Adenocarcinomas
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – A methylation score, composed of the average methylation percentage across 35 CpG sites in the L2/L1 open reading frames of human papillomavirus (HPV)16, 18, and 45, and...
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show. Current guidelines...
Nonpediatric Specialties Face Smaller Return Margins for HPV Vaccine Costs
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – For nonpediatric specialties, return margins for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs by private payers are small, according to a study published in the July/August issue...
More CIN2+ Detection Seen With HPV Catch-Up Screening in Women Aged ≥65
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 – For women aged 65 to 69 years, catch-up human papillomavirus (HPV) screening is associated with higher cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or worse (CIN2+)...
Sample-to-Answer, Point-of-Care HPV DNA Test Feasible
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 – A sample-to-answer, point-of-care human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is feasible and can be performed by minimally trained personnel, according to a study published online...
HPV: What It Is, Symptoms in Men vs. Women & Treatment
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 – Talking about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be uncomfortable. But whether you’re talking to your partner, child or doctor, these are important conversations to h...
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