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A guest blog post by Dr. Karen Herbst, M.D., Ph.D. This article starts with a basic review of lipedema, then explores how patients can treat the condition at home during a pandemic. It is a 7-minute read. 

Approximately 11% of the female population has

pictured above: Indocyanine green lymphography (ICG) device (Photodynamic Eye, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K, Japan). A small compact device can visualise the lymphatics with tracer injection.

A guest blog post by Dr. Hiroo Suami and Louise Koelmeyer. This is a 12-minute read.

Are you familiar

Learn more about this new treatment protocol for lymphedema management. To attend, just visit this url at the event time: https://livestream.com/lymphaticrf/smith.

Robyn “Redd” Smith, M.Ed., COTA/L, CLWT, CLT is an Occupational Therapy practitioner, a Certified Lymphedema and Wound Therapist

A guest blog post by Catherine Seo, Ph.D. and Leslyn Keith, OTD, CLT-LANA. This is a 6-minute read. 

Lipedema is a little known and generally misdiagnosed fat disorder, primarily in women, resulting in localized painful fat in the lower body including thighs, hips, and in some cases the

Dear friends and advocates,
 
With the advent of COVID-19, the world finds itself in the midst of a pandemic. Those with lymphatic disease understand this dynamic all too well. You have been living in the midst of a lymphedemic that has largely been ignored. However, thanks to our community’s

A guest blog by Brittany Williams and Betty Westbrook. This is an 8-minute read.

Brittany’s Story: Pediatric Lymphedema and the Brylan’s Feat Foundation

When my daughter Brylan was born, she came home a completely healthy baby. But at her one-month appointment, we noticed some swelling on

Melanie Rose Chaite
November 26, 1993 — February 12, 2020

On February 12, 2020, many members of our community lost a dear friend and we all lost a hero. Melanie Chaite was born with lymphatic disease and lymphedema, and she struggled with these enormous health challenges throughout her life.

Hae Jin Kim, Ph.D., currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology of the University of Missouri, under the supervision of Dr. Michael J. Davis received a poster award at the Lymphatic Forum in Austin, TX. We asked Hae Jin to share her thoughts on

Laura Alderfer, currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN), under the supervision of Dr. Donny Hanjaya-Putra received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the Lymphatic Forum in Austin, TX.  We asked Laura to share her thoughts on that experience with us and to