Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

In July 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the FY2022 appropriations bill. There was a dramatic edit to the bill, supported by Committee Chair Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Committee Member Rep. Tom Cole. Rather than “encouraging” the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a

Two years ago, Dr. Stanley G. Rockson (Stanford University Endowed Chair in Lymphatic Medicine) drafted an article for the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA) to highlight the issues faced by the lymphatic disease community.

The article, "Lymphatic Medicine: Paradoxically and Unnecessarily

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Dr. Carolina Gutierrez is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. She realizes the importance of getting to know her patients and their

Professor Peter Mortimer trained in Dermatology in Sheffield and Oxford. He was appointed “Physician to the Skin” department at St George’s and consultant skin physician to the Royal Marsden Hospital since 1986 and has been Professor of Dermatological Medicine to the University of London

Dear Dr. Collins,

My son is 45. A father, husband, and an important part of the art and humanities world in Chicago.

He developed lymphedema possibly from a fall that infected his leg about ten years ago. He carried on his healthy life until 2 years ago when one leg began to swell and then

Dear Dr. Collins:

This is my story of so-called lymphatic disease. It reads the same as many but I am hoping that my letter will add to the impact of a system that has failed so many, including me. 

After being seen in the ER 11 years ago for chest pain. I was told I probably had an

Call for Papers: Lymphatic Pathophysiology

The journal Microcirculation will publish a Special Topics Issue on “Lymphatic Pathophysiology,” featuring the emerging role of lymphatics in the progression in disease states. This Special Issue represents a collaborative interest between the

Five institutions added to COEs in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Diseases

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NEW YORK, NY, USA, September 16, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- LE&RN has announced its newly designated LE&RN Comprehensive Centers of Excellence

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiates new program, putting a spotlight on LE

NEW YORK, NY, USA, September 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced

Centers of Excellence Lymphatic Summit 2021: The Continuum from Evolving Research to State-of-the-Art Lymphatic Management will be presented online in its entirety on November 12 & 13, 2021. CME credits are available. For more information or to register, click here.