New Science and Lymphedema, by Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC

Thinking Lymphatically: Microvascular Fluid Exchange

New research is proving that it’s crucial to have a lymphatic-first mindset. Why? Because all edema is lymphatic overload - a fact that phlebologists and other

Pengchun Yu, currently a research trainee under the supervision of Dr. Michael Simons at Yale University, received a travel award from LE&RN to attend the 20th International Vascular Biology Meeting (IVBM) in Helsinki, Finland. We asked Pengchun to share his thoughts on that experience with

A guest blog post by Allison Brandt Anbari, Ph.D., R.N., 2018 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Award Winner.

What made you choose a career in therapy?

I became a registered nurse in 2004 and I completed my Ph.D. in Nursing in May 2017. I now work as an Assistant Research Professor at

Join LE&RN on December 4, 2018, at 12 noon EST (11am CST, 10am MST, 9am PST) for this free Livestream Symposium, "The Key to Success for Lymphedema Products and Insurance Coverage." To attend, simply visit our Livestream event page on the day of the event. If you would like to participate in

A guest blog post by Ala Tocila.

I would like to share my son's primary lymphedema (LE) story. Tristan is a six-year-old boy with primary LE, which has affected his left side of his body and his right foot. We live in Alberta, Calgary, Canada.

Tristan has had three surgeries in Paris,

A guest blog post by Janice Paredes- Alvarez, PT, 2018 LE&RN/Lymph Notes Therapist Scholarship Award Winner

What made you choose a career in therapy?
Participating in medical missions when I was growing up in my home country inspired me to pursue a profession of helping. I chose to be in the

Dr. Stanley G. Rockson will present "The Changing Field of Lymphatics" in a free Livestream Symposium on Monday, October 22, at 1pm EDT (12 noon CDT, 11am MDT, 10AM PDT). The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. To attend, simply click on the event link on the LE&RN Livestream channel.

A guest blog post by Xiaolei Liu, Ph.D., a 2018 LE&RN Travel Award winner.

Xiaolei Liu, Ph.D., currently a research trainee at the Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, US, under the supervision of Dr. Guillermo Oliver received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the 20th International

A guest blog post by Sébastien Gauvrit, Ph.D., a LE&RN 2018 IVBM Travel Award Winner

Sébastien Gauvrit, currently a post-doc at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany, under the supervision of Didier Stainier received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend

A guest blog post by Esther Hoppe, 2018 GRC Travel Award Winner

Esther Hoppe, currently a Ph.D. student at the Max Planck Institute for molecular biomedicine in Muenster, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Friedemann Kiefer received a Travel Award from LE&RN to attend the 20th