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  1. Dancing - preventing injury

    Dancing is fun and a great form of exercise, but make sure you avoid injuries.

  2. Dandruff and itching scalp

    Itching scalp can be caused by a number of conditions, including dandruff, seborrhoeic dermatitis and psoriasis.

  3. Darce, café worker, Glenroy

    Darce is a mental health advocate and has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Watch Darce’s story about how getting a diagnosis and a support system can really help.

  4. Darryl, Football Coach, Bendigo

    The sudden death of his father rattled Darryl Wilson and saw him reach out to a psychologist for the first time to get help. As a triple-premiership winning football coach at Strathfieldsaye Football Club in Bendigo, Darryl knows that wellbeing is as much about good mental health and connection to community as it is physical health.

  5. Date rape

    Date rape can be especially common among young people who have had little sexual experience and aren’t sure that what they have experienced crosses the line into rape. Many victims of date rape can feel pressure not to report the crime, or feel embarrassed or responsible for the attack.

  6. David Ring, social worker, Melbourne

    David shares his experience with mental health and how being honest about what he was going through empowered him to find the help he needed.

  7. Day surgery

    Day surgery, also known as same-day surgery, is performed when a patient can be safely discharged from hospital on the same day they are admitted.

  8. Deafness - a range of causes

    Deafness is caused by many different events including injury, disease and genetic defects.

  9. Dealing with grief and loss

    Grief counselling and bereavement services can help you with feelings of grief and loss caused by death, loss of control and independence due to ageing.

  10. Dealing with news about dying

    It is important to acknowledge that you will respond in your own way to the news that you are dying. Respect your need to question, your need for silence and your need to talk.