Learn about common barriers to getting mental health care and tips to overcome them.

Should you talk about cost with your doctor? A doctor's main focus is to help you get better, not to save you money. But if you speak up, your doctor may be able to help with both. Don't expect your doctor to know the exact cost of a drug or test or treatment. There are so many things that determine the cost of care...

Keeping contacts clean and safe The following tips can help you keep your contacts clean and safe. This will help keep your eyes healthy and your vision as clear as possible. Carefully follow the cleaning instructions for your lenses. Keep your lenses and all supplies very clean. Always wash and rinse your hands...

The day after surgery to remove a cataract, you will most likely be allowed to return to your normal activities. But you need to take certain precautions. Use eyedrops as prescribed by your doctor. Wash your hands before putting drops in your eye. Be careful not to touch your eye with your hands or the tip of the...

As you age, you may have concerns about how to manage health problems. Most people would like to stay in their homes with help from someone they know, like a family member or friend. But this isn't always possible. For many reasons, people may not have a family member or friend who can provide care. This is where...

Checking a person's feet and keeping them clean and soft can help prevent cracks and infection in the skin. This is especially important for people who have diabetes. Keeping toenails trimmed—and polished if that's what the person likes—also helps the person. If the person you care for has diabetes or has foot problems...

Children with type 1 diabetes can and should take part in their treatment. As children get older and more experienced with the disease, they can participate more in their treatment. Toddlers and preschool-aged children usually can't do tasks for diabetes care, such as giving insulin or checking blood sugar. But as they...

Briefly discusses the warning signs of suicide and describes the risk factors for suicide. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Offers tips on how to get help.

Briefly discusses feelings of anger, hostility, and violence. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers tips on how to manage feelings of anger or hostility and avoid violence.

Skin wounds, including animal or human bites, need thorough cleaning to reduce the risk of infection and scarring and to promote healing. You may be able to do this yourself for minor wounds. You'll have to stop any bleeding, clean the wound, and perhaps bandage the wound. Stopping the bleeding Put on medical gloves, if...

It's common to have a lot of questions if you're thinking about hospice. Knowing more may help.

Offers tips for preventing carpal tunnel syndrome, including changing wrist and hand movements and using workstation ergonomics. Includes a few wrist stretches.

As we get older, our skin gets thinner and drier, so it is easier to damage. The chance of skin damage is higher for people who can't move much, or who spend most of their time in bed or in a wheelchair. The skin can develop rashes and sores, especially pressure injuries (also called pressure sores). These injuries are...

Learn the signs of infection with diabetes so that small skin problems don't become serious.

Learn how you can care for yourself after a traumatic event.

A urinary catheter is a flexible plastic tube that's used to drain urine from the bladder when a person can't urinate. The catheter is placed into the bladder by inserting it through the urethra. The urethra is the opening that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. When the catheter is in the...