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2026
2025

December 2025
5 in this issue
- Winter Heart Health: Protecting Yourself in the ColdFeature
- Understanding Medication Interactions Around the HolidaysFeature

October 2025
2 in this issue
- A Patient's Guide to the 2025 Blood Pressure GuidelinesFeature
- Health Insurance Basics ExplainedFeature

August 2025
3 in this issue
- Heart and Vascular Care: Who Treats What?Feature
- Real Talk in the Barbershop: A New Video Series on Men’s Health

June 2025
4 in this issue
- Building Momentum Together: Highlights from the VLN Board Retreat
- A Dismissed Diagnosis: LaVon’s StoryPatient story

April 2025
3 in this issue
- Introducing the New Vasculearn Network
- VLN Launch Party

February 2025
2 in this issue
- Meet the 2025 Medical Advisory BoardInterview
- Heart Failure’s Quiet Companion: The Risk of Blood ClotsFeature
2024

December 2024
2 in this issue
- Meet Vasculearn Network (VLN)
- A Story of Survival and Gratitude: Meet Chad and MaryPatient story

October 2024
2 in this issue
- Inflammation and Blood Clots: What You Should KnowFeature
- Can Diabetes Increase Your Risk of Blood Clots?Feature

August 2024
2 in this issue
- Understanding Antiphospholipid SyndromeFeature
- Leg Pain After a DVT: Exploring Causes and Finding ReliefFeature

June 2024
2 in this issue
- My Doctor Said My Medicines Can Cause Bleeding…Are There Other Side Effects I Should Know About?Feature
- Patients Are Asking: How Should I Manage a Negative Experience at the Emergency Department or During Follow-Up?Feature

April 2024
2 in this issue
- What Is My Risk of Getting a Blood Clot, Really?Feature
- How Your Body Makes a Clot: The Coagulation CascadeFeature

February 2024
2 in this issue
- The Procedure Playbook: A New Educational Resource from VLNFeature
- American Heart Month: How to Keep Active During the Colder MonthsFeature
2023

December 2023
1 in this issue
- Beyond Blood Thinners: What to Know About Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Blood ClotsFeature

October 2023
2 in this issue
- Fact vs. Fiction: Exercising After a Blood ClotFeature
- Improving Blood Clot Care Through Better CommunicationFeature

June 2023
2 in this issue
- Weight Loss Medications and Heart Disease Risk: What Do We Know?Feature
- Blood Clot Risk in the Transgender Community: A Message from Our Patient Advocates!Feature

April 2023
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