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Immune System

Immune system. Your immune system's job is to keep you healthy by detecting and fighting harmful intruders such as bacteria and viruses. Tonsils and adenoids. bone marrow. spleen. inguinal lymph nodes. axillary lymph nodes. thymus.

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April 11, 2023

Help find balance by spending time with your child on digital devices, for example with a video call to a relative.

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NIH-funded researchers are trying to make chemotherapy more effective for pancreatic cancer.

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Pancreatic cancer: What you need to know

The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces enzymes that help break...

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