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CTV News
16-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
YourHealthNS app to include more diagnostic imaging reports
Nova Scotians will soon be able to access more healthcare information about themselves through the province's YourHealthNS app. Mammogram, MRI, CT and PET scan reports will be available in the app as early as June 30. 'We continue to advance the ability for Nova Scotians to take a greater role in the healthcare they receive,' said Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson in a news release Monday. 'The addition of these reports is part of our continued commitment to empower Nova Scotians to better manage their healthcare.' It takes 14 days for the reports to be processed and available on the app once completed. The province says for each type of scan, the report will include the body part examined, the reason for the scan, the findings and a comparison with any previous scans. Images will not be available. X-ray and ultrasound reports have been available in the app since last year. The province says providing Nova Scotians with access to their electronic health records is part of a larger digital health transformation that also includes virtual care, e-referrals and more. The YourHealthNS app has been downloaded nearly 700,000 times since it launched in November 2023, according to a news release. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Global News
09-05-2025
- Health
- Global News
Nova Scotia expanding STI home testing to include HIV screening
Nova Scotia Health is expanding its STI home-testing kit program to include HIV screening. The STI Care Now initiative has been helping Nova Scotians get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea since last summer. Since then, thousands of kits have been mailed out. Those kits contain everything from instructions to swabs. And it seems to be working. 'Out of those 3,000 kits, there were 120 positives,' said Dr. Todd Hatchette, STI Care Now Medical Director. 'We are reaching people. We are finding STIs and we are treating those individuals.' Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Nova Scotia Health's decision to expand the program to include HIV screening is being done in partnership with the Health Equity Alliance of Nova Scotia. The alliance's executive director, Chris Aucoin, says there have been more cases of the virus over the last year and the at-home screening will be vital in identifying who needs further testing. Story continues below advertisement 'The point of care test we're using is a screening test. That person will then be linked in to get proper bloodwork to ensure we can prove whether they have HIV or not,' said Aucoin. The alliance recommends anyone who is sexually active should get tested, and warns that infections are possible without symptoms. A kit can be requested by filling out an online questionnaire through Nova Scotia Health's website or the Your Health NS app. Aucoin applauds the inclusion of HIV screening and hopes the program will expand even further down the road. 'Sexual health testing in Nova Scotia capacity-wise has been abysmal for decades. It has been a real challenge,' said Aucoin. 'We want to add syphilis as well, but the point of care test that does that, we have to prove that it works in a home setting when an individual administers it themselves.'
