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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the industry s first self-collection claim for HPV screening has been CE marked to the IVD directive 98/79/EC.
The new claim allows laboratories and facilities to process self-collected samples via a BD diluent tube using the BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay on either the BD Viper™ LT or the BD COR™ System. The BD Viper™ LT is in use globally and the BD COR™ System, launched last year, is in use across Europe.
BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay 3-Well PCR Reagent Wells
The best way to reduce our risk around cervical cancer is to get a Cervical Screening Test. It is recommended that everyone with a cervix, regardless of your gender identity or sexuality, aged 25 to 74 who have ever been sexually active, get a Cervical Screening Test, once every five years.
Join Jessie & Rachel this week as they chat about Cervical Cancer Screening with Kate Broun from Cancer Council Victoria and Son Vivienne from Thorne Harbour Health. They unpack some of the misconceptions around cervical cancer screening, how things have changed from the pap test and what’s actually involved during a screening appointment.
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Over the past 40 years, Medical Care Development International (MCDI), the international health division of Medical Care Development, Inc. (MCD), has worked to strengthen health systems through practical, evidence-based and high-impact interventions across several public health sectors in over 40 countries. MCDI collaborates with donors, national governments, the private sector, health agencies, communities and local stakeholder to improve the health outcomes of vulnerable populations. By joining MCDI, employees join a diverse network of highly capable individuals, many of whom are experts in their field.
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Since the beginning of 2019 until 2023, the former Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) and the Equatorial Guinea Malaria Vaccine Initiative (EGMVI) have merged into the Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP). The BIMEP is funded by Marathon Oil and partners, and the Government of Equatorial Guinea (EG). The Project implementation wi
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A Quick Guide to Pap Smears and Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention
By Charlsie Celestine, MD
No matter how old you are when your gynecologist delivers the news that youâve had a âbadâ pap, a feeling of dread and uncertainty overtakes you. But just how bad is that news? That depends.
Before the panic sets in, itâs important to understand whatâs really going on when you have an abnormal result after a Pap, the screening that is used to diagnose cervical cancer.