Self-administered tests can increase screening rates, said Health and Human Services Department officials.

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the handle to swab for cells that can be examined in a lab. Pap smears, on the other hand, use a metal or plastic device called a speculum to widen the vaginal canal so a clinician can swab the cervix for cells.

Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear will miss several upcoming concerts after breaking multiple bones in his left foot, the band announced on social media. The 66-year-old musician, whose legal name is Georg Albert Ruthenberg, sustained the injury around the new year, according to a post on the band’s Instagram.