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Millions of Americans are likely to be bitten by ticks this year. Some of them may know enough to be concerned about Lyme disease. However, the public at large—and many medical professionals—are often oblivious to other dangers posed by ticks. (See my previous discussion of... Read More »

Press release from the New York State Senate: Today’s Legislation and Senate Task Force’s Aggressive Efforts Continue to Combat Lyme’s Spread Across the State. The New York State Senate today passed a package of bills that strengthen the state’s efforts to combat Lyme and... Read More »

“the little things” is a docudrama based on the life of Joseph Elone, a New York teenager who died from unrecognized Lyme disease in 2013.  Announcement from Lyme Action Network: “The little things” tells the story of what should have been a simple event —... Read More »

From Dr. Richard Horowitz’s Facebook page, May 13, 2017: I was in Canada several weeks ago speaking at two Lyme conferences. When I got off the plane, the cab driver asked me why I was in Canada. I explained that Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases are spreading and... Read More »

Announcement from the Lyme Disease Association: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.  Let’s get our Representatives in the US House of Representatives to sign up for the House Lyme Caucus. It is a bi-partisan group working together in Congress to take action on Lyme & other... Read More »

Press release from Clemson University May 11, 2017: CLEMSON, South Carolina — As the rate of Lyme disease grows rapidly across the United States, new research offers veterinarians a forecasting map that tells them which parts of the country are most at risk of Lyme disease... Read More »

Facebook post by Dr. Richard Horowitz, May 11, 2017: I was in Washington D.C. yesterday with several Lyme advocates, including Bruce Fries, Ira Auerbach, Chris Przybyszewski (from US Biologix), Karen Sherill and Michael Turner (from Georgia Lyme). We also had Lindsay Keys and... Read More »

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 »