Your veins and lymphatic system play an important role in circulating blood throughout your body. Normally, your heart pumps out fresh oxygenated blood and your veins bring it back. Over time, your ...

Lymphatic disorders encompass a spectrum of conditions arising from dysfunction or disruption of the lymphatic system. Manifestations such as chylous ascites, chylothorax and postoperative lymphoceles ...

A study published in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with traditional ...

Lymphatic drainage massage helps reduce swelling, improve circulation, and may minimize puffiness in the skin. At-home ...

Currently, there is little research focused on understanding mechanisms and drug discovery of lymphatic vascular diseases. However, conditions such as lymphedema, a buildup of fluid in the body when ...

Lymph is the fluid in your lymphatic system, also called lymphatic fluid. Blood reaches tiny capillaries that have small holes in them to let some of the fluid escape or seep out into the tissues.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Monday is World Lymphedema Day, an annual event dedicated to creating awareness about lymphatic diseases. Linda Hodgkins, the manager of the lymphedema clinical program of ...

Think of your lymphatic system as a hardworking network quietly managing waste removal, immunity, and fluid balance. To keep the lymphatic system functioning smoothly, it is key to ensure your body ...

Reports of blood and lymphatic disorders were higher in pediatric patients treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors than in adults in a review of US and Canadian adverse event (AE) data, which also ...

Laurencia Villalba is a vascular surgeon in private and public practice. Alison Tomlin and Theresa Larkin do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

When you start feeling under the weather, you might reach to the sides of your neck (just like your parents used to) to see if you have inflamed lymph nodes. Even if you know nothing else about the ...