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- H influenzae meningitis
- H1N1 influenza (Swine flu)
- H2 blockers
- H2 receptor antagonists overdose
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine - what you need to know
- Hair bleach poisoning
- Hair dye poisoning
- Hair loss
- Hair spray poisoning
- Hair straightener poisoning
- Hair tonic poisoning
- Hair transplant
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Hallucinations
- Halo brace - aftercare
- Halo brace - child
- Hammer toe
- Hammer toe repair
- Hammer toe repair - discharge
- Hamstring strain - aftercare
- Hand fracture - aftercare
- Hand lotion poisoning
- Hand or foot spasms
- Hand x-ray
- Hand-foot-mouth disease
- Handling sharps and needles
- Handwashing
- Hangover treatment
- Hantavirus
- Haptoglobin blood test
- Hardware removal - extremity
- Hartnup disorder
- Hazardous materials
- HCG blood test - qualitative
- HCG blood test - quantitative
- HCG in urine
- HDL test
- Head and face reconstruction
- Head circumference
- Head CT scan
- Head injury - first aid
- Head lice
- Head MRI
- Headache
- Headache - what to ask your doctor
- Headaches - danger signs
- Health care agents
- Health risks of alcohol use
- Health risks of obesity
- Health screenings for men age 65 and older
- Health screenings for men ages 18 to 39
- Health screenings for men ages 40 to 64
- Health screenings for women age 65 and older
- Health screenings for women ages 18 to 39
- Health screenings for women ages 40 to 64
- Healthy food trends - beans and legumes
- Healthy food trends - Brussels sprouts
- Healthy food trends - chia seeds
- Healthy food trends - flaxseeds
- Healthy food trends - kale
- Healthy food trends - microgreens
- Healthy food trends - quinoa
- Healthy grocery shopping
- Healthy habits for weight loss
- Healthy living
- Hearing loss
- Hearing loss - infants
- Hearing loss and music
- Hearing or speech impairment - resources
- Heart and vascular services
- Heart attack
- Heart attack – discharge
- Heart attack - what to ask your provider
- Heart attack first aid
- Heart block
- Heart bypass surgery
- Heart bypass surgery - discharge
- Heart bypass surgery - minimally invasive
- Heart bypass surgery - minimally invasive - discharge
- Heart CT scan
- Heart disease - resources
- Heart disease - risk factors
- Heart disease and depression
- Heart disease and diet
- Heart disease and intimacy
- Heart disease and women
- Heart failure
- Heart failure - discharge
- Heart failure - fluids and diuretics
- Heart failure - home monitoring
- Heart failure - medicines
- Heart failure - palliative care
- Heart failure - surgeries and devices
- Heart failure - tests
- Heart failure - what to ask your doctor
- Heart failure in children
- Heart failure in children - home care
- Heart MRI
- Heart murmurs
- Heart pacemaker
- Heart pacemaker - discharge
- Heart palpitations
- Heart PET scan
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve surgery
- Heart valve surgery - discharge
- Heartburn
- Heartburn - what to ask your provider
- Heat emergencies
- Heat intolerance
- Heel pain
- Heel pain and Achilles tendonitis - aftercare
- Heimlich maneuver on self
- Helicobacter pylori infection
- HELLP syndrome
- Help prevent hospital errors
- Help your teen cope with stress
- Helping a loved one with a drinking problem
- Helping your child understand a cancer diagnosis
- Helping your teen with depression
- Hemangioma
- Hematocrit
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemodialysis access - self care
- Hemodialysis access procedures
- Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin C disease
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis
- Hemoglobinopathy
- Hemoglobinuria test
- Hemolysis
- Hemolytic anemia
- Hemolytic anemia caused by chemicals and toxins
- Hemolytic crisis
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Hemolytic transfusion reaction
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia - resources
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hemorrhagic
- Hemorrhoid removal - discharge
- Hemorrhoid surgery
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemothorax
- Hemovac drain
- Hepatic
- Hepatic hemangioma
- Hepatic ischemia
- Hepatic vein obstruction (Budd-Chiari)
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A - children
- Hepatitis A vaccine - what you need to know
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B - children
- Hepatitis B vaccine - what you need to know
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C - children
- Hepatitis D (Delta agent)
- Hepatitis virus panel
- Hepatocerebral degeneration
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Herbal remedies and supplements for weight loss
- Hereditary amyloidosis
- Hereditary angioedema
- Hereditary elliptocytosis
- Hereditary fructose intolerance
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Hereditary ovalocytosis
- Hereditary spherocytic anemia
- Hereditary urea cycle abnormality
- Hernia
- Herniated disk
- Heroin overdose
- Herpangina
- Herpes - oral
- Herpes - resources
- Herpes viral culture of lesion
- Herpetic stomatitis
- Heterochromia
- Hiatal hernia
- Hiccups
- High arch
- High blood cholesterol levels
- High blood pressure - children
- High blood pressure - medicine-related
- High blood pressure - what to ask your doctor
- High blood pressure and diet
- High blood pressure and eye disease
- High blood pressure in adults – hypertension
- High blood pressure in infants
- High blood pressure medications
- High blood sugar - self-care
- High cholesterol - children
- High potassium level
- High-fiber foods
- Hip arthroscopy
- Hip flexor strain - aftercare
- Hip fracture - discharge
- Hip fracture surgery
- Hip joint injection
- Hip joint replacement
- Hip or knee replacement - after - what to ask your doctor
- Hip or knee replacement - before - what to ask your doctor
- Hip or knee replacement - in the hospital after
- Hip pain
- Hip replacement - discharge
- Hirschsprung disease
- His bundle electrography
- Histiocytosis
- Histocompatibility antigen test
- Histoplasma complement fixation
- Histoplasma skin test
- Histoplasmosis
- Histoplasmosis - acute (primary) pulmonary
- Histrionic personality disorder
- HIV/AIDS - resources
- HIV/AIDS in pregnant women and infants
- Hives
- HLA-B27 antigen
- Hoarseness
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma in children
- Holter monitor (24h)
- Home apnea monitor use - infants
- Home blood sugar testing
- Home health care
- Home safety - children
- Home vision tests
- Homocystinuria
- Hookworm infection
- Hormonal effects in newborns
- Hormone levels
- Hormone therapy for breast cancer
- Hormone therapy for prostate cancer
- Horner syndrome
- Hospice care
- Hospital-acquired pneumonia
- Hospitals as health educators
- Hot tub folliculitis
- Household glue poisoning
- How and when to get rid of unused medicines
- How childhood cancers are different from adult cancers
- How to avoid exercise injuries
- How to avoid overheating during exercise
- How to breathe when you are short of breath
- How to care for pressure sores
- How to choose a health plan
- How to choose a nursing home
- How to choose the best hospital for surgery
- How to give a heparin shot
- How to make a sling
- How to make a splint
- How to prevent frostbite and hypothermia
- How to protect yourself and others from COVID-19
- How to read food labels
- How to research cancer
- How to save money on infant formula
- How to save money on medicines
- How to stop drinking
- How to stop smoking: Dealing with a slip up
- How to stop smoking: Dealing with cravings
- How to take statins
- How to tell your child that you have cancer
- How to treat the common cold at home
- How to use a nebulizer
- How to use an inhaler - no spacer
- How to use an inhaler - with spacer
- How to use your peak flow meter
- How wounds heal
- HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine - what you need to know
- HPV test
- HPV vaccine
- Human bites - self-care
- Humidifiers and health
- Hump on upper back (dorsocervical fat pad)
- Huntington disease
- Hydatidiform mole
- Hydramnios
- Hydrocarbon pneumonia
- Hydrocele
- Hydrocele repair
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydrochloric acid poisoning
- Hydrocodone and acetaminophen overdose
- Hydrocodone/oxycodone overdose
- Hydrofluoric acid poisoning
- Hydrogen peroxide poisoning
- Hydromorphone overdose
- Hydronephrosis of one kidney
- Hydrops fetalis
- Hydroxyzine overdose
- Hyperactivity
- Hyperactivity and children
- Hyperactivity and sugar
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypercalcemia - discharge
- Hyperelastic skin
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Hyperglycemia - infants
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperimmunization
- Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome
- Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
- Hypermobile joints
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperplasia
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis
- Hypersplenism
- Hypertensive heart disease
- Hyperthermia for treating cancer
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Hyperventilation
- Hypervitaminosis A
- Hypervitaminosis D
- Hyphema
- Hypochromia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
- Hypomelanosis of Ito
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypophosphatemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Hypospadias
- Hypospadias repair
- Hypospadias repair - discharge
- Hypothalamic dysfunction
- Hypothalamic tumor
- Hypothalamus
- Hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypotonia
- Hypoventilation
- Hypovolemic shock
- Hysterectomy
- Hysterectomy - abdominal - discharge
- Hysterectomy - laparoscopic - discharge
- Hysterectomy - vaginal - discharge
- Hysterosalpingography
- Hysteroscopy