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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Government of Canada has announced a $4 million investment in a new multidisciplinary research network for Lyme disease. It’s stated goal is to bring together scientists, clinicians, and patients to address gaps in... Read More »

Yolanda Hadid–the former model and reality TV star whose battle with Lyme disease has been widely followed in the Lyme community–now says her “year of remission” is over. She made the disclosure during a speech at October 11’s Global Lyme Alliance... Read More »

This week, a character on the TV soap opera “General Hospital” was told by his doctor he has Lyme disease. The patient said, “I don’t understand. My Lyme disease test came back negative.” The doctor replied: “With Lyme disease, often the first... Read More »

The Lyme community has been saying for years that current “standard” Lyme disease testing leaves too many patients inappropriately undiagnosed. In other words, the tests say you don’t have the infection, when you actually do. And patients suffer because of it. This is a serious... Read More »

For decades, one of the biggest barriers to good medical care for Lyme disease has been a dearth of effective and accurate Lyme diagnostic tests. Through the years, the CDC has continued to recommend an inadequate test that was designed in the 1980s. All along, the CDC, the IDSA,... Read More »

Tick bite prevention is a big issue in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, which includes Cape Cod. The region is heavily populated with ticks and the infections they can carry, including Lyme disease and babesia. One way the county seeks to educate its residents is with a newly... Read More »

Good news: According to the advocacy organization LymeHope, top Canadian health officials have acknowledged the reality of maternal-fetal transmission of Lyme disease. This is a huge step forward, in terms of proper care for pregnant women and their offspring. (At least in... Read More »

More tick bites resulting in more sick people. That’s the result the Entomological Society of America (ESA) was trying to avoid, when in 2015, it published a “Position Statement on Tick-Borne Diseases.” The article describes a multitude of factors that have created a... Read More »

The Pennsylvania Lyme Resource Network is sponsoring a presentation of “the little things.” This theatrical docudrama tells the true story of the Elone family and their teenage son who died from unrecognized Lyme disease. It will be held Oct. 13 at Ursinus College’s Lenfest... Read More »