Millions of women in the United States have missed going to their doctors for a Pap smear — a key tool in early detection of cervical cancer — whether it be to avoid pain, a cultural sensitivity or ...

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Federal guidelines are expanding the options for cervical cancer screenings beyond the often-disliked Pap smear. According to new recommendations released Monday by the Health Resources and Services ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collects crash data about autonomous vehicles, but only issues voluntary guidelines about expectations for those vehicles. Those guidelines softened ...

Houston will soon have a new testing lab for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. The Houston Health Department started construction on the two-story facility on the Michael E. Debakey ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a ...

The Federal Reserve extended by one month the public comment period on its proposal to enhance transparency and accountability in bank stress-test models, it said on Friday. The deadline was moved to ...

American car companies will be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women for the first time ever. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin has more on the new federal guidelines.

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on ...

The administration is asking job applicants to opine on the personal significance of the president’s executive orders. Unions are suing the Trump administration over what they say is an attempt to ...