Your parents won't be running your life forever. This center tells you what you need to know about taking charge of your own medical care.
Click on any category below to view the articles:
Getting Medical Care
- Adolescent Medicine Specialists
- Choosing Your Own Doctor
- Finding Low-Cost Medical Care
- Finding Low-Cost Mental Health Care
- Immunizations
- Primary Care Doctors: Who's Who
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Sports Physicals
- Taking Care of Your Teeth
- Taking Care of Your Vision
- Taking Charge of Your Medical Care
- Talking to Your Doctor
- What's It Like to Have Surgery?
- What's It Like to Stay in the Hospital?
- Who's Who in the Hospital
Health Records and Insurance
- Blood Types
- Electronic Health Records
- Health Insurance Basics
- Health Insurance: Cracking the Code
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Your Medical Records
Medications and Treatments
- ADHD Medications
- Aspiration and Biopsy: Bone Marrow
- Birth Control Patch
- Birth Control Pill
- Birth Control Ring
- Birth Control Shot
- Blood Test: Basic Metabolic Panel
- Blood Test: Complete Blood Count
- Blood Test: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Blood Test: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Blood Test: Liver Function Tests
- Blood Test: Magnesium
- Blood Test: Phosphorus
- Blood Transfusions
- Chemotherapy
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Dealing With Addiction
- Emergency Contraception
- Flu Center
- Getting Rid of Old Medications
- Going to a Therapist
- HPV Vaccine
- How Do Asthma Medicines Work?
- How to Fill a Prescription
- Is My ADHD Medication Affecting My Sleep?
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medical Tests: What to Expect (Video)
- Medicines for Diabetes
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?
- Physical Therapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Refilling a Prescription
- Skin Biopsy
- Spinal Tap
- Steroids and Cancer Treatment
- Understanding Medications and What They Do
- Wound Healing and Care
Special Health Needs
- Alopecia: Kayla's Story
- Anxiety: Rachel's Story
- Asthma Center
- Asthma: Monica's Story (Video)
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Blood Types
- Cancer Center
- Cancer: DJ's Story (Video)
- Celiac Disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy: Keith's Story
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dealing With a Health Condition
- Diabetes Center
- Diabetes: DJ's Story (Video)
- Diabetes: Marco's Story (Video)
- Dwarfism
- Epilepsy
- HIV and AIDS
- Hearing Impairment
- Hearing Impairment: Kristin's Story
- Hemophilia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Lupus
- Marfan Syndrome
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease: Mike's Story (Video)
- Sickle Cell Disease: Theresa's Story (Video)
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Steven's Story (Video)
- Taking Charge of Your Medical Care
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transitioning Your Medical Care: Sickle Cell Disease
- Turner Syndrome
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Visual Impairment
Wellness Centers
- Asthma Center
- Cancer Center
- Diabetes Center
- Flu Center
- Nutrition & Fitness Center
- Sports Center
- Stress & Coping Center
Q&A
- Can I Get My Medical Records if a Doctor Moves Away?
- Can I Get Over Depression Without Taking Medication?
- Can I Talk to My Therapist About Private Family Stuff?
- How Can I Get My Parents to Give Me Alone Time With My Doctor?
- How Can I Take Charge of My Own Medical Care?
- How Do I Switch Doctors?
- I Have Sickle Cell Disease. What Should I Know About Going Away to College?
- I'm a Guy. How Can I Talk to My Female Doctor About Certain Things?
- Is My ADHD Medication Affecting My Sleep?
- My Asthma Inhaler Doesn't Help. What Can I Do?
- My Dad Has Diabetes. Will I Get It Too?
- What Can I Expect From the Gynecologist?
- What If I Don't Feel Comfortable With My Therapist?
- What's the Difference Between a Treatment and a Cure?
- When Is it Time to Start Seeing a Gynecologist?
