Notes: Cervical Cancer Screen Without the Clinic

Teal Health raised $22 million for the Teal Wand, which lets women collect their own sample at home for HPV cervical cancer screening — no speculum, no clinic visit, no missing work. Starting in 2027, most private insurers have to cover it at no cost. Classic Diagnosis Migration, though a positive result still sends women back to the clinic for followup (which will also be covered by insurance).