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Top of the page- Mad Cow Disease
- Maggie Morris: Plan Ahead When You Eat Out
- Maggie's Story: Making Changes for Her Health
- Maggie's Strategies for Eating Healthy
- Maggie: Making Room for Worth-It Foods
- Magnetic Field Therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Cholangiogram
- Major Nutrients in Food
- Making a Change That Matters
- Making a Plan to Help Someone Get Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
- Making It Easier to Wear a Mask During COVID-19
- Making Positive Changes in Your Life After Quitting Smoking
- Making the Most of Your Appointment
- Making Wise Health Decisions
- Making Your Change Happen
- Malabsorption Syndrome
- Malaria
- Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Male Condoms
- Male Genital Problems and Injuries
- Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Malocclusion and Orthodontics
- Manage Stress for Your Heart
- Managing Job Stress
- Managing Parenting Stress During the Pandemic
- Managing Relationship Stress for Couples
- Managing relationship stress for families
- Managing Your Medical Bills
- Managing Your Toddler's Frustrating Behaviors
- Manual Therapy for Neck Pain
- Marijuana
- Marine Stings and Scrapes
- Marine Toxins
- Martha's Story: A Voice for Recovery
- Marvin's Story: Coping After the Hurricane
- Massage Therapy
- Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
- Mastectomy (Removal of the Breast) for Breast Cancer
- Master List of Medicines
- Mastitis While Breastfeeding
- Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
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Top of the page- Meal Planning
- Measles (Rubeola)
- Measuring Your Waist
- Media and Your Child: Making Choices
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Medical Abortion Care
- Medical and Other Transition Options for Transgender People
- Medical Checkups for Adolescents
- Medical History and Physical Exam for Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
- Medical Marijuana
- Medical Specialists
- Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor
- Medicare Hospice Benefit
- Medicare: What You Need to Know
- Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
- Medicine or Other Drug Use and Sleep Problems
- Medicines and Mouth Problems
- Medicines and Other Substances That Can Cause Symptoms of Depression
- Medicines and Sun Exposure
- Medicines and Urinary Symptoms
- Medicines During Pregnancy
- Medicines for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
- Medicines for bone loss
- Medicines for Cluster Headaches
- Medicines or Vitamins That Can Cause Gas, Bloating, or Burping
- Medicines That Can Cause Abdominal Pain
- Medicines That Can Cause Acute Kidney Injury
- Medicines That Can Cause Blisters
- Medicines That Can Cause Bruises
- Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Heart Rate or Rhythm
- Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Menstrual Bleeding
- Medicines That Can Cause Confusion or a Decreased Alertness
- Medicines That Can Cause Constipation
- Medicines That Can Cause Diarrhea
- Medicines That Can Cause Headache
- Medicines That Can Cause Heartburn
- Medicines That Can Cause Nausea and Vomiting
- Medicines That Can Cause Pancreatitis
- Medicines That Can Cause Tinnitus
- Medicines That Can Cause Weakness or Fatigue
- Medicines That Cause Hearing Loss
- Medicines That Increase the Chance for a Heat-Related Illness
- Medicines That May Cause a Rash
- Medicines That May Cause Arm or Leg Problems
- Medicines That May Cause Lightheadedness or Vertigo
- Medicines That May Cause Rashes in Children
- Medicines That May Cause Vaginal Symptoms
- Medicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure
- Meditation
- Mediterranean Diet
- Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Melatonin
- Memory Problems: Issues With Driving
- Memory Problems: Tips for Helping the Person With Daily Tasks
- Memory Problems: Wandering
- Men's Health
- Menarche
- Ménière's Disease
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Meningococcal B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Meniscectomy for a Meniscus Tear
- Meniscus Repair
- Meniscus Surgery: Recovery Time
- Meniscus Tear
- Meniscus Tear: Rehabilitation Exercises
- Meniscus Tear: Should I Have a Diagnostic Test (MRI or Arthroscopy)?
- Meniscus Tear: Should I Have Surgery?
- Menopause and Perimenopause
- Menopause and Your Risk for Other Health Concerns
- Menopause: Managing Hot Flashes
- Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)?
- Menopause: Wild Yam and Progesterone Creams
- Menstrual Cramps
- Menstrual Cups
- Menstrual Cycle: Dealing With Cramps
- Menstrual Diary to Monitor Premenstrual Symptoms
- Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Mental Health Problems and Stigma
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Metastatic Melanoma
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Metformin for diabetes
- Methamphetamine
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
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Top of the page- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
- Migraine Headache Triggers
- Migraine Headaches
- Migraines: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
- Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
- Mild, Moderate, and Severe Vertigo
- Mild, Moderate, or Severe Diarrhea
- Milestones for 10-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 2-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 3-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 4-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 5-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 6-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 7-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 8-Year-Olds
- Milestones for 9-Year-Olds
- Milestones for a 1-Year-Old
- Milestones for Ages 11 to 14
- Milestones for Ages 15 to 18
- Milestones for an 18-Month-Old Child
- Military Sexual Trauma
- Milk Oversupply
- Milk Thistle
- Milk Thistle (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Milk Thistle (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
- Mind-Body Wellness
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Minerals: Their Functions and Sources
- Miscarriage
- Miscarriage: Should I Have Treatment to Complete a Miscarriage?
- Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
- Missed or Irregular Periods
- Missed Periods and Endurance Training
- Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Repair or Replace the Valve?
- Mitral Valve Repair Surgery (Commissurotomy) for Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Stenosis: Repair or Replacement?
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Top of the page- Mobility After a Spinal Cord Injury
- Mobility Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely
- Modify Recipes for a Heart-Healthy Diet
- Modifying Activities for Osteoarthritis
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Moisture Alarms for Bed-Wetting
- Molar Pregnancy
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Monitoring and Medicines for Heart Failure
- Monitoring Asthma Treatment
- Monitoring During Anesthesia
- Monitoring Your Medicines in the Hospital
- Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Mononucleosis Complications
- Mood-stabilizing medicines
- Morton's Neuroma
- Motion Sickness
- Motivational Therapy for Bed-Wetting
- Mouth and Dental
- Mouth and Dental Injuries
- Mouth Guard
- Mouth Piercing Problems
- Mouth Problems, Noninjury
- Mouth Sores
- Mouth Wounds: How to Stop Bleeding
- Moving From Sitting to Standing
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Top of the page- Mucous Cyst Ganglions
- Multiple Pregnancy: Should I Consider a Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction?
- Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy
- Multiple Sclerosis Progression
- Multiple Sclerosis: Alternative Treatments
- Multiple Sclerosis: Benefits of Exercise
- Multiple Sclerosis: Bladder Problems
- Multiple Sclerosis: Mental and Emotional Problems
- Multiple Sclerosis: Modifying Your Home
- Multiple Sclerosis: MRI Results
- Multiple Sclerosis: Questions About What to Expect
- Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS?
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Mumps
- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Relaxants for Anesthesia
- Music Therapy
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Top of the page- My Asthma Action Plan
- My Birth Plan
- My Reasons to Quit Smoking
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Getting Support
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Managing Your Energy
- Mycosis Fungoides (Including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Mycosis Fungoides (Including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Myelodysplastic/ Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Myelodysplastic/ Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Myomectomy
- Myths About Tourette's Disorder
- Myths and Facts About Depression
- Myxoma Tumors of the Heart