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Top of the page- Daily Medicine Schedule
- Dandruff
- Dani Learns About Type 1 Diabetes
- Darby Goes to the Dentist
- DASH Diet: Care Instructions
- DASH Diet Sample Menu
- Date Rape Drugs
- Dawn Phenomenon
- Dawn's Story: From Dieting to Healthy Eating Habits
- Daytime Accidental Wetting (Diurnal Enuresis)
- Daytime Urinary Problems in Children: Care Instructions
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Top of the page- De Quervain's Disease: Exercises
- De Quervain's Tendon Release: Before Your Surgery
- De Quervain's Tendon Release: What to Expect at Home
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis: Care Instructions
- Dealing With Aggressive Behavior in Young Children: Care Instructions
- Dealing With Anxiety After a Loss
- Dealing With Asthma Triggers (video)
- Dealing With Being Tired From Cancer Treatment: Care Instructions
- Dealing With Emergencies
- Dealing With Guilt After a Loss
- Dealing With Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment: Care Instructions
- Dealing With Medicine Side Effects and Interactions
- Dealing With Negative Thoughts
- Dealing With Negative Thoughts
- Dealing With Today's Teen Issues
- Debbie's Story: People Can and Do Recover
- Debridement for Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Deciding About a Hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (video)
- Deciding About an MRI for Low Back Pain
- Deciding About Being on a Ventilator When You Have a Terminal Illness
- Deciding About Bisphosphonate Medicine for Osteoporosis
- Deciding About Breast Reconstruction (video)
- Deciding About Continued Cancer Treatment
- Deciding About Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation
- Deciding About Herniated Disc Surgery (video)
- Deciding About: Hip Replacement Surgery (video)
- Deciding About I.V. Fluids or Tube Feedings When You Have a Terminal Illness
- Deciding About Knee Replacement Surgery
- Deciding About Knee Replacement Surgery (video)
- Deciding About Life-Prolonging Treatment
- Deciding About Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain
- Deciding About Spinal Stenosis Surgery (video)
- Deciding About Stopping Dialysis
- Deciding About Stopping Your Antidepressant
- Deciding About Surgery for a Herniated Disc
- Deciding About Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Deciding About Taking Blood Pressure Medicine (video)
- Deciding About Taking Medicine to Prevent Migraines
- Deciding About Total Hip Replacement
- Deciding About Using Complementary Medicine
- Deciding About Using Medicines To Quit Smoking
- Deciding About Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
- Deciding About Weight-Loss Surgery (video)
- Deciding Between Pill Abortion and In-Clinic Abortion: Care Instructions
- Deciding Between Radiation and Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer
- Deciding Between Surgery and Medicines for Ulcerative Colitis
- Deciding to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Deciding to Get Treatment for PTSD
- Decision Points About Surgery
- Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues
- Decision Points for Medical Tests
- Decision Points for Medicines
- Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Decongestants
- Decreased Female Libido: Care Instructions
- Decreased Male Libido: Care Instructions
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): Before Your Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery: What to Expect at Home
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis: 7 Ways to Help Prevent DVT (video)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis: Care Instructions
- Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children: Care Instructions
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Dehydration
- Dehydration: Care Instructions
- Dehydration Caused by a Medicine
- Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children)
- Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids (Older Children and Adults)
- Dehydration in Children: Care Instructions
- Delayed Breast Growth in Children: Care Instructions
- Delayed Menstrual Periods: Care Instructions
- Dementia
- Dementia: Assessing Pain
- Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
- Dementia: Care Instructions
- Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
- Dementia: Legal Issues
- Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behavior Changes
- Dementia: Support for Caregivers
- Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions
- Dementia: Tips for Communicating
- Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes
- Dengue Fever
- Dengue Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Dense Breasts
- Dental Anxiety
- Dental Care: 6 Years to 16 Years
- Dental Care: Brushing and Flossing Your Teeth
- Dental Care During Pregnancy
- Dental Care for Older Adults
- Dental Care for Your Child
- Dental Checkups for Children and Adults
- Dental Crowns
- Dental Fillings (Restorations)
- Dental Implants
- Dental Sealants
- Dental Surgery in Children: What to Expect at Home
- Dental Surgery: What to Expect at Home
- Dental X-Ray: About This Test
- Dental X-Rays - Medical Test
- Depression
- Depression
- Depression After Childbirth: Care Instructions
- Depression: Alcohol and Drug Use
- Depression and Activity: What's in Your Way?
- Depression and Anxiety When You Have Coronary Artery Disease
- Depression and Chronic Disease: Care Instructions
- Depression and Coronary Artery Disease
- Depression and Suicide
- Depression and the Holidays
- Depression: Antidepressants
- Depression, Anxiety, and Physical Health Problems
- Depression: Atypical Antidepressants
- Depression: Balancing Brain Chemicals (video)
- Depression: Cost of Medicine (video)
- Depression Counseling: What Will Work for You?
- Depression: Dealing With Chronic Disease
- Depression: Dealing With Medicine Side Effects
- Depression During Pregnancy
- Depression: Helping Someone Get Treatment
- Depression: How It Affects Your Body (video)
- Depression: How to Handle Depression at Work
- Depression: How to Prevent It From Coming Back
- Depression: How to Stop Taking an Antidepressant
- Depression in Children and Teens
- Depression in Older Adults
- Depression Is Common (video)
- Depression: Managing Postpartum Depression
- Depression: MAOIs
- Depression Medicine: Deciding to Quit (video)
- Depression Medicine Side Effects (video)
- Depression Medicines (video)
- Depression: Mood Check-In to Prevent a Relapse (video)
- Depression: Other Treatments You May Try
- Depression: Outside Looking In (video)
- Depression (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Depression (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
- Depression: Questions About Treatment
- Depression: Rating Your Mood (video)
- Depression Screening
- Depression Screening in Children and Teens
- Depression: Should I Stop Taking Antidepressants?
- Depression: Should I Stop Taking My Antidepressant?
- Depression: Should I Take an Antidepressant?
- Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant?
- Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression?
- Depression: Social Support and Recovery (video)
- Depression: SSRIs
- Depression: Stop Negative Thoughts
- Depression: Supporting Someone Who Is Depressed
- Depression: Taking Antidepressants Safely
- Depression: Taking Care of Yourself While You Recover
- Depression Treatment: Care Instructions
- Depression Treatment in Teens: Care Instructions
- Depression Treatment in Your Teen: Care Instructions
- Depression: Treatments
- Depression: Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants
- Depression: Using a Symptom Diary
- Depression: Using Your Inner Strengths (video)
- Depression: What If I'm Not Getting Better?
- Depression: Who Can Treat You?
- Dermabrasion
- Dermatitis: Care Instructions
- Dermatitis in Children: Care Instructions
- Dermatomes: Anatomy Sketch
- Determining the Seriousness of a Burn
- Developing a Plan for Healthy Eating
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Developmental Problems: Testing
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Top of the page- Diabetes
- Diabetes: 3 Steps to Problem-Solving (video)
- Diabetes: A1c Test and Making a Plan (video)
- Diabetes: Albumin Urine Tests
- Diabetes: All About Exercise
- Diabetes: Amputation for Foot Problems
- Diabetes and Activity: What's in Your Way?
- Diabetes and Alcohol
- Diabetes and Alcohol: Care Instructions
- Diabetes and Constipation or Diarrhea
- Diabetes and Depression: What's the Connection?
- Diabetes and Infections
- Diabetes and Preventing Falls: Care Instructions
- Diabetes and Wound Care (video)
- Diabetes: Basic Care
- Diabetes: Benefits of Blood Sugar Testing (video)
- Diabetes Blood Sugar Emergencies: Your Action Plan
- Diabetes: Blood Sugar Levels
- Diabetes: Blood Sugar Readings
- Diabetes: Carbohydrates and Your Blood Sugar (video)
- Diabetes: Care of Blood Sugar Test Supplies
- Diabetes Care Plan
- Diabetes: Caregiving for an Older Adult
- Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Checking Your Feet
- Diabetes: Checklist for Daily Foot Exams
- Diabetes: Cholesterol Levels
- Diabetes Complications
- Diabetes: Coping With Your Feelings About Your Diet
- Diabetes: Counting Carbohydrates (video)
- Diabetes: Counting Carbs
- Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Don't Use Insulin
- Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Use Insulin
- Diabetes: Create a Plan to Lower Your A1c
- Diabetes: Daily Foot Check (video)
- Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Insulin or Medicine
- Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Medicines
- Diabetes: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetes: Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diabetes: Differences Between Type 1 and 2
- Diabetes: Driving Precautions
- Diabetes: Emergencies
- Diabetes: Eye Exams
- Diabetes: Finding the Right Support
- Diabetes: Finger-Stick Test (video)
- Diabetes Foot Health: Care Instructions
- Diabetes: Gastroparesis
- Diabetes: Giving Yourself a Single-Dose Insulin Shot
- Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot
- Diabetes: High Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: High or Low Blood Sugar in Young Children
- Diabetes: How Drinking Affects This Disease
- Diabetes: How Exercise Can Help (video)
- Diabetes: How Others Stay Motivated (video)
- Diabetes: How Testing Helps You Stay In Your Range (video)
- Diabetes: How to Build Your Plate (video)
- Diabetes: How to Care for Wounds
- Diabetes: How to Create a Sick-Day Plan
- Diabetes: How to Do Carbohydrate Counting
- Diabetes: How to Give a Mixed-Dose Insulin Shot
- Diabetes: How to Give a Single-Dose Insulin Shot
- Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
- Diabetes: How to Manage the Disease as an Older Adult
- Diabetes: How to Manage Your Blood Pressure
- Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
- Diabetes: How to Take Care of Your Feet
- Diabetes: How to Test Your Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Eat Healthy Meals (video)
- Diabetes in Children: Care Plan for School or Day Care
- Diabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
- Diabetes in Children: Food Issues at School
- Diabetes in Children: Giving Insulin Shots to a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Giving Single-Dose Insulin Shots to a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Healthy Eating at School (video)
- Diabetes in Children: Preparing a Care Plan for School
- Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Special Camps
- Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Teens: How You Can Help (video)
- Diabetes Insipidus: Care Instructions
- Diabetes: Insulin
- Diabetes: Insulin's Role (video)
- Diabetes: Ketone Testing
- Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump
- Diabetes: Long-Term Problems
- Diabetes: Low Blood Sugar
- Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
- Diabetes: Making It Easier to Take Insulin
- Diabetes: Making Medical Decisions as Your Health Changes
- Diabetes: Managing Changes in Your Routine
- Diabetes: Peripheral Neuropathy
- Diabetes: Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy (video)
- Diabetes: Planning Your Next Steps (video)
- Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy (video)
- Diabetes: Preparing for Surgery (video)
- Diabetes: Preparing for Surgery
- Diabetes: Preventing High Blood Sugar Emergencies
- Diabetes: Protecting Your Feet
- Diabetes: Seeing a Certified Diabetes Educator
- Diabetes: Sending Your Child to Day Care
- Diabetes: Sending Your Child to School
- Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump?
- Diabetes Sick-Day Plan: Care Instructions
- Diabetes Sick-Day Plan for Children: Care Instructions
- Diabetes: Staying Motivated
- Diabetes: Steps for Foot-Washing
- Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
- Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Heart (video)
- Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Teeth and Gums
- Diabetes: Testing Blood Sugar Regularly Again
- Diabetes: Testing Your Blood Sugar (video)
- Diabetes: Tests to Watch for Complications
- Diabetes: Tips for Healthy Eating
- Diabetes: Tips for Healthy Snacks
- Diabetes: Tips for Planning Meals
- Diabetes: Tracking My Feelings
- Diabetes: Travel Tips
- Diabetes: Travel Tips
- Diabetes, Type 1
- Diabetes, Type 1: Routine Care for Your Child
- Diabetes, Type 1: Symptoms and Treatment in Children
- Diabetes, Type 1: Tips on Caring for Your Child
- Diabetes, Type 2
- Diabetes, Type 2: How to Care for Your Child
- Diabetes, Type 2: Noninsulin Medicines
- Diabetes, Type 2: Should I Take Insulin?
- Diabetes, Type 2: Taking Care of Yourself
- Diabetes: Using a Plate Format to Plan Meals
- Diabetes: Using the Plate Method to Plan Meals
- Diabetes: What's in the Way of Your Healthy Eating?
- Diabetes: When You Don't Like Going to the Doctor
- Diabetes: Working Through Problems
- Diabetes: You Can Slow Kidney Damage (video)
- Diabetes: Your A1c Test
- Diabetes: Your Feelings About Insulin Shots
- Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
- Diabetic Atypical Neuropathies
- Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Care Instructions
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Care Instructions
- Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Kidney Disease: Care Instructions
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Care Instructions
- Diabetic Neuropathy: Exercising Safely
- Diabetic Renal Diet: Care Instructions
- Diabetic Retinal Exam: About This Test
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy: Care Instructions
- Diabetic Retinopathy: Why Screening Matters (video)
- Diagnosed With Diabetes: Your Feelings
- Dialysis: Caring for Your Vascular Access at Home (video)
- Dialysis: Living Better With Dialysis (video)
- Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works
- Dialysis: What Is It? (video)
- Dialysis: Your Vascular Access (video)
- Diaper Rash
- Diaper Rash in Children: Care Instructions
- Diaphragm for Birth Control
- Diaphragm for Birth Control: Care Instructions
- Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
- Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
- Diarrhea: Care Instructions
- Diarrhea During Cancer Treatment: Care Instructions
- Diarrhea: Here's Help (video)
- Diarrhea in Children: Care Instructions
- Diarrhea in Teens: Care Instructions
- Diary of Symptoms
- Diet After Gastrectomy: Care Instructions
- Diet and Exercise for Metabolic Syndrome: Care Instructions
- Diet and Gout
- Diet, Breastfeeding, and Colic
- Diet for a Healthy Bladder: Care Instructions
- Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease (Before Dialysis): Care Instructions
- Diet for Chronic Pancreatitis: Care Instructions
- Diet for End-Stage Renal Disease (Dialysis): Care Instructions
- Diet for Fecal Incontinence: Care Instructions
- Diet for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Care Instructions
- Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Care Instructions
- Dietary Guidelines for Good Health
- Dietary Reference Intake
- Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products)
- Difference Between the Flu and a Cold
- Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
- Digestion
- Digital Rectal Examination - Medical Test
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Care Instructions
- Dilated Eye Exam - Medical Test
- Dilated Eye Exam: About This Test
- Dilation and Curettage: Before Your Procedure
- Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
- Dilation and Curettage: What to Expect at Home
- Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)
- Direct Rigid Laryngoscopy: Before Your Procedure
- Direct Rigid Laryngoscopy: What to Expect at Home
- Disc Battery in the Nose
- Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Disease and Injury Prevention
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
- Dislocated Ankle: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Ankle in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Elbow: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Elbow in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Finger: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Finger in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Hip: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Hip (From Trauma) in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Jaw: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Jaw in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Shoulder: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Shoulder in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Thumb: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Thumb in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Toe: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Toe in Children: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Wrist: Care Instructions
- Dislocated Wrist in Children: Care Instructions
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Teens: Care Instructions
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in Your Child: Care Instructions
- Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
- Distal Biceps Tendon Repair: Before Your Surgery
- Distal Biceps Tendon Repair: What to Expect at Home
- Diuretics and Potassium Supplements
- Diuretics: Making Them Easier to Take (video)
- Diverticular Bleeding
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticulitis: Care Instructions
- Diverticulosis
- Diverticulosis: Care Instructions
- Dizziness: Care Instructions
- Dizziness in Children: Care Instructions
- Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
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Top of the page- Do I Have Depression?
- Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer?
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Abuse: Care Instructions
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
- Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
- Domestic Violence Safety Instructions: Care Instructions
- Donating a Kidney
- Donating Blood
- Doppler Ultrasound - Medical Test
- Doppler Ultrasound: About This Test
- Double Vision: Care Instructions
- Douching Concerns: Care Instructions
- Doulas and Support During Childbirth
- Down Syndrome
- Down Syndrome
- Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year
- Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5
- Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
- Down Syndrome, Ages 5 to 13
- Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month
- Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills
- Down Syndrome in Children: Care Instructions
- Down Syndrome in Your Teen: Care Instructions
- Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
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Top of the page- Dressing Your Baby (video)
- Drinking and Your Health
- Drinking Enough Water
- Drinking More Than You Want To?
- Driving a Car After a Stroke
- Drooping Eyelids
- Drug Allergies
- Drug Allergy: Care Instructions
- Drug Allergy in Children: Care Instructions
- Drug Withdrawal in Newborns (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)
- Drug Withdrawal: What to Expect (video)
- Drug-Eluting Stents
- Dry Coughs
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Dry Eyes: Care Instructions
- Dry Eyes in Children: Care Instructions
- Dry Mouth
- Dry Mouth: Care Instructions
- Dry Skin and Itching
- Dry Skin: Care Instructions
- Dry Skin in Children: Care Instructions
- Dry Socket
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Top of the page- Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test: About This Test
- Dumping Syndrome: Care Instructions
- Duodenitis: Care Instructions
- Dupuytren's Disease
- Dupuytren's Disease: Care Instructions
- Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
- During Pregnancy: Exercises
- Dust Control for Children With Allergies: Care Instructions