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A report describing detection of the bacterial agent of Lyme disease in a genital lesion lends support to possible sexual transmission of the disease. The report was published in the prestigious Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. It supports a pilot study... Read More »

The following is from Sue Faber, of LymeHope, Canada: Opinion Poll – Should you be told? Considering #lymedisease is the #1 vector-borne disease in North America, should the CDC and Public Health Agency of Canada issue a nation-wide bulletin to healthcare providers and the... Read More »

A Pennsylvania bill to require insurance companies to cover Lyme disease treatment and provide protections for treating doctors has made it through one house of the state legislature. It’s now under consideration by the State Senate. Pennsylvania Lyme advocate Jackie... Read More »

By Kimberley Price Vogue magazine once quoted Australian activist GD Anderson as saying: “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” If GD Anderson is right and all women are... Read More »

LiveScience.com, May 2, 2019 By Rachael Rettner There are some sounds you hope you never hear. For example, the buzzing sound of a tick burrowing into your eardrum. That’s what happened to a 9-year-old boy in Connecticut who was taken to the doctor because he said he felt... Read More »

How many participants in the MyLymeData patient registry ever had a Lyme-related rash? (34%) How many initially presented with flu-like symptoms? (64%). How many were misdiagnosed with a psychiatric illness? (54%) These are some of the details you can learn in the MyLymeData 2019... Read More »

May is national Lyme Disease Awareness Month. The Lyme community uses the opportunity to educate friends, relatives, teachers, co-workers, healthcare workers, and their local and state representatives. Experts say this year could be one of the worst years on record for the ticks... Read More »

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. It’s a chance for the Lyme community to share information on how to prevent Lyme and tick-borne diseases, and shine a spotlight on the need for better medical treatment for people with Lyme disease. Of course, we aim to do that every month of... Read More »

SICK is a web series that investigates how different diseases affect our bodies. This week the topic was Lyme disease, with important perspective by Dr. Raphael Stricker, board member of LymeDisease.org. Click below to view it. Read More »