Swelling, or edema, is more than just a nuisance—it can feel like carrying extra baggage in your legs, ankles, or abdomen. ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother is 74 and has edema in his legs and feet. He doesn’t exercise; he basically just sleeps and plays games on his computer. His bedroom is upstairs, and he struggles going up ...

Dear Dr. Roach • Forty-five years ago, I had ovarian cancer. I had surgery, followed by 30 radiation treatments. Twenty years later, I was diagnosed at first with venous insufficiency, then with ...

Swollen ankles, or edema, stem from various causes including heart failure, chronic venous insufficiency, blood clots, pregnancy, and lymphedema. Other factors like kidney disease, liver disease, ...

Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when little valves inside the veins that normally help move blood against gravity gradually lose the ability to work properly. Other testing found ...

Pregnancy can mean the swelling of, well, just about everything—feet and legs included. The thought of a tight-fitting sock may not spark joy, but the best pregnancy compression socks are easy to get ...