Editorial Rukoh Kana, who suffers from lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), hangs laundry in the back yard of her home in Binkolo, Mankeni, Sierra Leone on May 14, 2023. (Malin Fezehai/The New York Times)
Editorial Rukoh Kana, who suffers from lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), hangs laundry in the back yard of her home in Binkolo, Mankeni, Sierra Leone on May 14, 2023. (Malin Fezehai/The New York Times)
EditorialAt Remedy Place, members are encouraged to socialize while getting treatments such as vitamin drips, lymphatic drainage massages and cryotherapy. (Emon Hassan/The New York Times)
EditorialToby Cain at her home in Decorah, Iowa, on Feb. 13, 2022. Cain?s lymphatic cancer treatments make her especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and feeling isolated in her home. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)