The award-winning Nemours® KidsHealth® comes from Nemours, a children's health system that cares for 250,000 children annually and is one of the largest nonprofit organizations devoted to children's ...

This schedule of recommended vaccines may vary depending upon where you live, your child's health, the type of vaccine, and the vaccines available. Some vaccines might be given as part of a ...

What Are the Spleen and Lymphatic System? The spleen is located in the upper left part of the belly under the ribcage. It helps protect the body by clearing worn-out red blood cells and other foreign ...

Which part of your body lets you read the back of a cereal box, check out a rainbow, and see a softball heading your way? Which part lets you cry when you're sad and makes tears to protect itself?

What Does the Heart Do? The heart is a pump, usually beating about 60 to 100 times per minute. With each heartbeat, the heart sends blood throughout our bodies, carrying oxygen to every cell. After ...

Few parents ever imagine that their child will grow up to do drugs, but drug usage among kids and teens is a stark reality. Drugs are everywhere — from big cities to small towns — and are used by ...

We've all had cuts and scrapes that we can take care of at home. But what about more serious wounds — the kind that involve stitches or a hospital stay? The deeper, larger, or dirtier a wound is, the ...

What Does the Brain Do? The brain controls what you think and feel, how you learn and remember, and the way you move and talk. But it also controls things you're less aware of — like the beating of ...

If you're scheduled for surgery, it can help to find out what to expect before you get to the hospital. Depending on the type of surgery you need, you may have inpatient surgery or outpatient surgery ...

Click through this slideshow to learn more about the kidneys and urinary tract. The bean-shaped kidneys filter waste products out of the bloodstream and dispose of them by creating urine. Urine is ...

What Are Bones and What Do They Do? Bones provide support for our bodies and help form our shape. Although they're very light, bones are strong enough to support our entire weight. In this soft bone ...

The thyroid (say: THYE-royd) is a gland, which is an organ that makes special chemicals called hormones (say: HOR-moans). The thyroid is shaped like a little butterfly or bow tie and it sits under the ...