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The Shah’s Spleen: What a Cold War Health Crisis Tells Us About Fairness in America

·HealthyMag Editorial Team

(MedPage Today) — When I think of spleens, my mind goes to Iran. That soft, sponge-like organ under your left ribs helps keep you well by cleaning germs and worn-out red blood cells from your bloodstream. As a trauma surgeon, I have taken out many of them over the years.

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Source: MedPage Today

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