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You are going home with pins in place. These pins are holding a broken or dislocated bone in place. Here's what you need to know about home care.

Your child will be going home from the hospital with a plaster cast in place. A cast helps your child’s body heal. A damaged cast can prevent the injury from healing well. Take good care of your child’s cast.

Learn about guidelines for home care after an open cholecystectomy.

You were shown how to give yourself an Intramuscular (IM) injection in the hospital. Use this sheet to help you remember those steps when you are at home.

You have been diagnosed with pneumonia, a serious lung infection. Most cases of pneumonia are caused by bacteria. Pneumonia most often occurs in older adults, young children, and people with chronic health problems.

To speed healing, take care of open herpes sores. To reduce outbreaks, take care of your health. And to keep from infecting others, learn how to prevent spreading the virus.

HPV is a virus that causes warts. It can be hard to detect, so many people never even know they have it. Treating genital forms of HPV now can help prevent serious health problems in the future.

Experts advise walking briskly at least 30 minutes per day, most days of the week. This walking programs can help you reach that goal by slowly increasing the frequency and time you walk.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a disease that causes your body’s immune system to attack its own cells and tissues. It can affect your joints and nervous system. It can affect blood vessels. And it can affect organs, such as the skin, kidneys, lungs, and brain. It can cause rashes, fatigue, pain, and fever. Severe lupus can cause harm to organs and other serious problems, including death.