Health Library
The Health Library is a collection of health and wellness resources created for learning and accessibility. Select a topic below for related health information or search for a topic in the search bar for more information on other medical conditions.
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WA
- Waist Measurement
- Walking
- Walking
- Walking Exercises To Improve Balance
- Wall Sit
- Warfarin (oral)
- Warfarin And Vitamin K
- Warfarin: 5 Things You Can Do To Take It Safely
- Warfarin: Keeping Vitamin K In Balance
- Warfarin: Taking Your Medicine Safely
- Warfarin: Why Taking It Is Worth It
- Warm Compresses For Eye Problems
- Warm-up Exercises For Tennis Elbow
- Warning Signs Of Suicide
- Warning Signs Of Suicide In Adults
- Warning Signs Of Suicide In Children And Teens
- Warning Signs Of Suicide In Older Adults
- Warts And Plantar Warts
- Warts: Should I Treat Warts?
- Warts: Using Salicylic Acid
- Watchful Waiting (Surveillance) For Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Water Exercise
- Ways HIV Cannot Be Spread
- Ways To Comfort A Baby In The Hospital
- Ways To Comfort A Crying Baby
- Ways To Reduce Stress
- Ways To Track Your Weight-Loss Efforts
WE
- Weakness And Fatigue
- Weaning
- Weaning: Signs That Baby Is Ready
- Wear Proper Clothing To Prevent Cold Injury
- Week 12 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 16 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 20 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 24 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 28 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 32 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 36 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 40 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Week 8 Of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
- Weight And Coronary Artery Disease
- Weight And Your Mind
- Weight Loss By Limiting Calories
- Weight Management
- Weight Management
- Weight Management: Should I Use Over-the-Counter Diet Aids?
- Weight Management: Stop Negative Thoughts
- Weight-Bearing Exercises To Maintain Healthy Bones
- Weight-Loss Medicines
- Weight-Loss Surgery
- Weight-Loss Surgery: How Others Decided
- Well-Baby Visits To The Doctor
- Well-Child Visits
- West Nile Virus
- West Nile Virus Transmission Cycle
- Western Black-Legged Tick
WH
- What Are Opioids?
- What Difference Could The Flu Shot Make?
- What Increases Your Risk Of Becoming A Victim Of Domestic Abuse Or Violence?
- What Is A Hospital Patient Advocate?
- What Is A Sleep Study?
- What Is A Stroke?
- What Is A TIA?
- What Is A1c?
- What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
- What Is Chemotherapy?
- What Is Clot-Busting (Thrombolytic) Treatment?
- What Is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
- What Is Endometriosis?
- What Is High Blood Pressure?
- What Is Mindfulness?
- What Is Radiation Therapy?
- What Is Sepsis?
- What Platelets Do
- What To Do About Missed Or Skipped Birth Control Pills
- What To Do If Your Cardiac Device Is Recalled
- What To Expect When You Have An Extremely Premature Infant
- When To Have A Cholesterol Test
- When You're Not Sleeping Well
- Whiplash
- Whipple Surgery For Pancreatic Cancer
- White Blood Cells
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Why Are Blood Tests Needed With Some Medicines?
- Why Beta-Blockers Are Important After A Heart Attack
- Why Children Don't Need Antibiotics For Colds Or Flu
- Why Get A Chlamydia Test?
- Why Get Screened For Glaucoma?
- Why Get Your Child Immunized?
- Why Get Your Older Child Or Teen Immunized?
- Why You Don't Need Antibiotics For Bronchitis
WI
- Wild Yam
- Wilms Tumor And Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Wilms Tumor And Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Wisdom Teeth (third Molars)
- Wisdom Teeth X-ray
- Wisdom Teeth: Should I Have My Wisdom Teeth Removed?
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
- Wisdom Tooth Problems
- Wise Health Consumer
- Witch Hazel Topical
WO
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Women's Health
- Work Closely With Your Doctor
- Work Closely With Your Doctor
- Working With More Than One Doctor
- Workplace Health
- Worried About Using Opioids?