#at-home-testing tag

Some Women Are Obsessively Testing Their Vaginas to Optimize Them

At-home vaginal microbiome tests can help identify infections and guide targeted treatment when conventional care fails.

Public health

fromWIRED

3 months ago

You Can Test for STIs at Home. But Should You?

At-home STI tests offer privacy and convenience but can be expensive, risk inaccurate self-collected samples, and may still require clinic visits for treatment or confirmation.

Health

fromThe Verge

4 months ago

You can now take testosterone tests with a stick, your phone, and some spit

Eli Health expanded its saliva-based Hormometer to include testosterone and progesterone, offering inexpensive at-home hormone testing via smartphone camera analysis.

fromBusiness Matters

7 months ago

Jack Fertility Secures 500k Pre-Seed Funding to Launch Home-to-Lab Test Kits and Redefine Male Reproductive Health

Jack Fertility, an Oxford-based men's healthtech startup, has raised more than £500,000 in pre-seed funding to launch Snip Check, the UK's first home-to-lab postal vasectomy test kit, and accelerate development of its broader range of male reproductive health solutions. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Microsoft angels, Alma Angels, The Beam Network, Moonstone Venture Capital, FemTech Lab, Founders Factory's Reckitt Benkiser Accelerator, and the Oxford Seed Fund.

Fundraising

Television

fromNature

10 months ago

Home medical tests miss the mark

Emily discovers her sensitivity to eggs through an at-home blood test connected to her gastrointestinal issues.

Growth hacking

fromBusiness Insider

11 months ago

How one biotech company sold over 500,000 AI-powered health testing kits without cutting corners on science

Viome's at-home testing kits offer personalized health recommendations through RNA analysis and AI technology, aiming to transform disease detection.