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The forthcoming season of the TV reality series “The Bachelor” includes a contestant with a history of Lyme disease. As recently reported by Yahoo News, 25-year-old Daisy Kent developed sudden hearing problems at age 15. According to Yahoo, Daisy said she had “a lot... Read More »

On November 30, the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society and the Center for Lyme Action presented the “State of Lyme Disease Research” and an update on tick-borne disease legislative action. Bonnie Crater and Nicole Bell with the Center for Lyme Action... Read More »

Researchers have identified seven combination therapies that are superior to courses of single antibiotics for treating persistent Lyme disease in mice. The laboratory study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Microbiology, was conducted by Bay Area Lyme... Read More »

A message from the Center for Lyme Action: Dear Lyme Advocate: Congratulations to all Lyme advocates for your work to grow federal funding for Lyme and tick-borne disease!  We are making our journey through the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process. Let’s keep it going!... Read More »

By Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service Patients who were denied coverage for their long-term Lyme disease cannot hold an infectious disease society liable for its medical opinion that there is no convincing evidence of the existence of chronic Lyme disease, a Fifth Circuit... Read More »

As of Jan. 1, 2024, IGeneX will no longer offer the Western blot test for Lyme disease. It will be replaced by the ImmunBlot. The company says the ImmunoBlot differs from the Western blot in two key ways. “First, it looks for multiple pathogens, instead of one with the... Read More »

by Emily Caldwell, Ohio State News A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that their feeding frenzy on a southeastern farm left three cattle dead of what researchers believe was severe blood loss. The scientists from The Ohio State University have... Read More »

Invisible International, a non-profit organization that offers online training for health practitioners and the public, has released a new course on “Racial Disparities in Lyme Disease.” It sheds light on the significant gaps in healthcare that contribute to the... Read More »

The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) is sponsoring a free webinar on The State of Lyme Disease Research and Tick-Borne Disease-Related Legislative Action. It will be held November 30 at 7 PM ET. Bonnie Crater and Nicole Bell, with the Center for Lyme... Read More »