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The pop singer who goes by the single name “Fletcher” is postponing her world tour to focus on recovering from Lyme disease. She made the announcement on Instagram, where she also posted a photo of herself receiving an IV treatment. “I started to become increasingly... Read More »

The Project, an Australian TV news show, recently examined the plight of Lyme disease patients in that country. The report opens with the story of young Tanner McMillan. Once an energetic 10-year-old active in sports and various physical endeavors, Tanner says he became lethargic... Read More »

Two years ago, a federal court dismissed Torrey v. IDSA, a lawsuit brought by a group of Lyme patients against the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The patients have appealed the court’s dismissal, and last week, an appeal hearing was held. We don’t know when... Read More »

Bay Area Lyme Foundation has announced the results of the most comprehensive whole genome sequencing study of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease — a condition affecting nearly 500,000 new patients annually. Published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS... Read More »

By Pat Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association The recent Bloomberg article on the upcoming Lyme disease vaccine was not a surprise but was certainly a disappointment to the Lyme community and the Lyme Disease Association Inc. (LDA). The reporter spent time tracking me... Read More »

By Kay Lazar, Boston Globe Georgina and Madison Pinckney share an unusual mother-daughter bond. The two have spent years battling bouts of crushing fatigue, brain fog and, for Madison, a cascade of other debilitating symptoms. Each says a tick bite — about seven years ago for... Read More »

On the Ticktective podcast, author/activist Dana Parish interviews psychiatrist Dr. Robert Bransfield, a leading expert in the relationship between microbes and mental illness. Their topic is “Infectious Minds: Unraveling the Link Between Infections and Psychiatric... Read More »

By Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state’s public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected with the new, rapidly spreading coronavirus.... Read More »

By Leigh Beeson, University of Georgia Long the bane of pet owners’ existence, ticks and mosquitoes are expanding their geographic range due to warming temperatures, frequently bringing disease with them. A new study from the University of Georgia suggests shelter dogs in the... Read More »