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Pruebas para el VPH y el cáncer cervical podrían hacerse en casa
By Charlotte Huff
El Instituto Nacional del Cáncer lanzará un estudio que involucrará a unas 5,000 mujeres para evaluar si la autoprueba casera puede equivaler a la que realiza el médico en un consultorio.

NIH Spearheads Study To Test At-Home Screening For HPV And Cervical Cancer
By Charlotte Huff
The National Cancer Institute plans to launch a multisite study next year involving roughly 5,000 women to assess whether self-sampling at home for the human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer is comparable to screening in a doctor’s office.

Colorado, Like Other States, Trims Health Programs Amid Health Crisis
By Markian Hawryluk
Across the country, the recession has cut state revenues at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic has increased costs, forcing state lawmakers into painful decisions about how to balance their budgets. Health care is one of the targets even in the midst of a health care crisis.

COVID Pandemic Jeopardizes Vote On Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion
By Phil Galewitz
On June 30, Oklahomans can vote on expanding the Medicaid program there. But supporters worry that fear of the coronavirus could diminish turnout or voters could be confused by Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent change of heart: He now supports Medicaid expansion but not the ballot initiative.

Easy To Say ‘Get Tested.’ Harder To Do. Here’s How.
By Bernard J. Wolfson and Phil Galewitz
If you’ve been in a crowd — a protest or rally — experts have advice for figuring out whether you might have been exposed to the coronavirus, and where and when to get tested for it.