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The saga of the Massachusetts bill to ensure insurance coverage for long-term Lyme treatment has gone through many twists and turns, and it isn’t over. It was originally sent to governor as a budget amendment. He amended that amendment, in a way that would... Read More »

Huffington Post, July 15, 2016: by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Nearly a generation of medical dogma on Lyme disease may be slowly unraveling as new test tube research shows that antibiotics long endorsed as curative do not kill what scientists call “persister” cells — and may even promote... Read More »

From the Massachusetts Lyme Legislative Task Force, July 12, 2016: When the Massachusetts House and Senate sent a Lyme disease insurance mandate to the governor as a budget amendment, it was intended to ensure insurance coverage for Lyme disease treatment beyond 30 days, when... Read More »

Lew Leone is vice-president and general manager of Fox5NY, which recently aired a provocative news special called “Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease.” Leone recently posted on the station’s Facebook page that the report “truly struck a nerve with our... Read More »

This guest blog is used by permission from the web magazine Folks, July 7, 2016 . by Rob LeFebvre . A park bench sits near a still pond, orange fall leaves from a tree overhead. The image is still, serene, and beautifully composed. You’d be forgiven for thinking this was the work... Read More »

From the Huffington Post, July 6, 2016: By Dana Parish Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an... Read More »

Politico.com, July 5, 2016: As campaigns for local offices intensify, candidates are running on fairly traditional campaign issues — job creation, economic growth and Second Amendment rights, to name just a few. But in the Hudson Valley, an unexpected issue has emerged. In a race... Read More »

Letter from the Massachusetts Lyme Legislative Task Force to residents of their state: . Dear Friends, It’s time to contact the Governor’s office and encourage him to sign this legislation into law! At this point, it’s sheer numbers that matter, not lengthy... Read More »

LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the cause and effect of Lyme disease, including the controversy over testing, the issues of misdiagnosis, and the personal struggles of medical professionals and patients contending with this... Read More »