A mother of two was diagnosed with cervical cancer after hospital staff mistakenly gave her the wrong smear test results. Amie Wood, 39, had to undergo a life-altering hysterectomy after being ...

This study by Graca et al. explores ethanol metabolism pathways in mycobacteria. The enzyme, MftG, a flavoprotein dehydrogenase, is shown to act as an electron shuttle between an uncommon redox ...

Trained study nurses collected a sputum sample for acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy (AFB ... TB a positive sputum culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Diagnostic accuracy of urine LAM ...

When treated while the cancer is still localized, the five-year survival rate is about 90%. A Pap smear is used to screen for HPV, cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer. A biopsy is needed to ...

For the women facing homelessness she supports, steps like these can make an “invasive experience” like a smear test more comfortable. “It’s about being flexible, creative and making it very led by ...

But many women avoid a smear test like the plague because they find them uncomfortable or painful. Did you know you can ask for a smaller speculum to be used during your test?Credit: Getty Experts ...

A woman who survived cervical cancer has advocated the importance of smear tests after she said having one saved her life. Stacey Roberts, 37, from Peterborough, has been in remission for three ...

The reality TV star shared in a candid Instagram post that nine years ago her mum pushed her to get a smear test after she complained of her stomach feeling sore. She was very thankful for this as ...

Although pulmonary tuberculosis is a common infectious disease, especially in low-and middle-income countries, female genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is rarely reported. Female genital TB might be ...

Women are needlessly suffering agonising pain during cervical screening tests because they fail to ask for simple adjustments that can make the procedure far more comfortable, experts have warned ...

Screening guidelines recommend starting Pap smears at age 21 and integrating HPV tests after 30. Vaccination against HPV is highlighted as a crucial preventive measure, with efforts underway to ...