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Press Release from the Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation. Man’s best friend may help solve another mystery. A new study entitled “Canine Filamentous Dermatitis Associated with Borrelia Infection” reveals that a condition similar to human Morgellons disease can occur... Read More »

Poughkeepsie Journal, Dec. 3, 2016: By John Ferro Andrew Evans remembers when Lyme disease first began to emerge in the local consciousness. In the early 1990s, Evans served as a Dutchess County public health adviser whose job it was to investigate how many cases were afflicting... Read More »

UPDATED: Click here to read official version of #CuresNow bill passed by the House on Wednesday. Look for section 2062. The 21st Century Cures Act, a medical research and innovation bill (also known as #CuresNow) is a matter of fierce debate—throughout the country and within the... Read More »

The US House of Representatives will vote today on the 21st Century Cures Act. Provisions related to Lyme disease are included in the bill. (The Lyme language was there, then it was switched to something we didn’t like, then–thanks to last minute... Read More »

  BREAKING NEWS (Nov. 30): #CuresNow passes House 392-26. Now on to Senate. Joint statement from several Lyme advocacy groups: Lyme community leaders are pleased to announce that language on tick-borne diseases (TBD) will be included in the 21st Century Cures Act (the House... Read More »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that there were 38, 069 reported cases of Lyme disease in the US in 2015—an all-time high. The agency has long said that the true number of diagnosed cases is ten times the number of officially reported cases—which... Read More »

Fox5NY follows up on last summer’s groundbreaking LYME & REASON: THE CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE. Part two, “The Voices of Change” focuses on the use of social media as a tool to inform and open the door to change on the Lyme disease front, and... Read More »

Bethesda Magazine profiles a Maryland physician who has risked his medical license to help Lyme patients. From Bethesda Magazine, November-December 2016 By David Frey When Melissa Brinsfield wakes up, she never knows if it’s going to be a good day or a bad one. Will she be able... Read More »

Press release, November 8, 2016: Johns Hopkins University received a $10 million grant from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation to explore Lyme disease and develop potential new therapies to address the illness. Johns Hopkins is the only institution in the nation to receive... Read More »