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The Healing Lyme Summit 2.0, scheduled for April 15 – 21, offers a unique opportunity to learn more about Lyme and explore new ways to heal from it. The event is online and can be viewed for free. Why should you attend? Gain exclusive insights from the world’s top experts... Read More »

By Stephen D’Angelo, Cornell Research & Innovation Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body. The findings could have wide-ranging impacts... Read More »

By Meg Muckenhoupt For years, many researchers have assumed that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) in the US was caused by only one species of tick: the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum), which is most common across the Midwest and South and does not carry Lyme disease. Two new... Read More »

By Meg Muckenhoupt Missouri State Representative Matthew Overcast, Esq. has introduced a bill to add alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) and Lyme disease to that state’s list of mandatory reportable conditions. AGS is an allergy to red meat and meat-related products that is triggered by a... Read More »

By Tracy Peake, North Carolina State University In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with seizures and suspect... Read More »

In a February 20 Facebook post, Dr. Richard Horowitz relates: “Many of the epidemiologists at the CDC in Fort Collins, working on tick-borne diseases were just fired. According to my inside sources, they were given 4 weeks pay and kicked out two nights ago. And the ones who... Read More »

By Mira Shapiro, LymeDisease.org February 19 was the annual Center for Lyme Action’s Virtual Fly-In.  Lyme patient advocates from across the country spent the day in Zoom meetings with their senators and congressional representatives. We raised awareness of the seriousness of... Read More »

The Australian Senate has launched an inquiry into the access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases. Professor Holly Ahern of the United States recently submitted the following written comments and was also asked to give verbal remarks. (See... Read More »

More than 5,000 patients, advocates and healthcare providers from 50 states signed onto a letter to President Trump that urges him to prioritize the critical public health crisis of Lyme and tick-borne diseases, and disrupt the status quo. Several celebrities, includin... Read More »