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I was saddened to learn this week about the death of Dr. John Hoffmann, a well-known and much beloved Lyme doctor from Wisconsin. I only met him once, at an ILADS conference, but I’ve heard of him from Wisconsin Lyme patients for years. In 2011, Hoffmann’s license was... Read More »

Press release from the Lyme Disease Challenge: . Lyme disease takes a “Big Bite” out of people’s lives, families and finances. Indeed, those suffering from Lyme Disease and co-infections are challenged in all aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and research... Read More »

Fox5NY recently won an Emmy in the Health/Science category for its groundbreaking news special “Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease.” The 22-minute report originally aired in June 2016. It discusses the causes and effects of Lyme disease, controversies over... Read More »

New York television station WNYW, also known as Fox5NY, has won an Emmy award for its groundbreaking program “Lyme & Reason: The Cause & Consequence of Lyme Disease,” which first aired on June 30, 2016. Winners were announced May 6, at a black-tie gala sponsored by the... Read More »

Many successful Lyme education events have already come and gone in the past few weeks, but there are still a good number of them ahead. If you are lucky enough to have one in your area, these are great opportunities to learn more about Lyme–and meet others who are... Read More »

​When the documentary Under Our Skin was released in 2008, it galvanized Lyme patients to take action in a way nothing had before. Its 2014 sequel, Under Our Skin 2: Emergence, continued the story from first film and broke new ground as well. Now, Andy Abrahams Wilson and his... Read More »

HuffPost, April 26, 2017: by David Michael Conner I’ve seen more Lyme disease headlines over the past couple of months than ever before. It’s a good thing and a terrible thing. It means that news organizations and magazines are finally paying attention to this often-devastating... Read More »

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time when activists around the country work extra hard to shine a spotlight on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. We’ve created a list of things that you, your family, and your support group can do to help spread the message.    ... Read More »

Doylestown, Pennsylvania’s parking meters along State and Main Street are wearing lime green sweaters. Over 55 volunteer knitters and crocheters from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, California, Rhode Island, Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Minnesota are... Read More »