Farquaad's Foes Beware! At-Home Cervical Cancer Test is Here!

Hold the Phone! A What Now Wand?

Alright alright settle down sugar lumps! Your pal Donkey here reporting live from... well wherever Shrek decides to park his swamp mobile. Listen up! The FDA – you know those folks who decide what's good to eat and what's gonna make ya sprout extra ears – they just gave the green light to something called the Teal Wand. Seems this fancy schmancy gadget is an at home test for uh you know... lady parts stuff. Cervical cancer screening to be exact! Made by some brainy folks over at Teal Health. Five years in the making can you believe it? Talk about dedication!

Telehealth? More Like Tele HEAL Yeah!

The big cheese at Teal Health Kara Egan she's saying this whole telehealth thing is the bee's knees. The pandemic showed everyone they could get medical attention from the comfort of their own... well swamp! Or castle or whatever you're calling home these days. And get this the Teal Wand is supposed to be easy peasy to use like putting in one of those... uh... things. (I ain't got lady parts so don't ask me to explain further!)

Accuracy So Good It's Almost Magic!

Now I know what you're thinking: "Donkey how good can a doohickey like that REALLY be?" Well hold your horses! They did some fancy tests and this Teal Wand is apparently as accurate as a doctor poking around with his tools. We're talking 96% accuracy! That's almost as good as me predicting when Shrek's gonna be grumpy in the morning and trust me that's saying something!

California Dreamin' of Teal Wands

First stop on the Teal Wand express? California! Apparently they're gonna be hitting stores around June. And get this Teal Health is chatting with insurance companies to make sure all the ladies can get this test without having to sell their fairy godmother's wand to pay for it. Prevention is key baby! Just like Shrek always says "Better out than in!" ... Wait maybe that's not the best analogy...

From Swamp to Silicon Valley: Funding Galore!

Turns out everyone and their mother is throwing money at women's health tech! Teal Health got a whopping $10 million in funding recently led by some big shot investors and even Serena Williams's investment company! I tell ya if I had that kind of dough I'd buy enough waffles to feed all of Duloc! This year femtech's growth jumped by 41% that's HUGE while overall health tech only grew 10%. Ladies are really getting the love and support these days. Good for them!

Ladies First! Investing in the Future of Female Health

And it's not just about babies and old age anymore. Investors are finally cluing in that women's health is about more than just that stuff. Maneesha Ghiya a bigwig at FemHealth Ventures says even the big companies are getting on board! It's about time I say! About time everyone realized that happy healthy ladies make for a happy healthy world! Now if you'll excuse me I gotta go make sure Shrek hasn't eaten all the swamp cabbage again.