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by Julie Rafferty, Tufts University Scientists across Tufts who are part of the university’s Lyme Disease Initiative have recently received grants from the U.S. government, private foundations, and others totaling more than $7 million to attack the disease from all angles. This... Read More »

Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC is looking for pregnant volunteers who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease during their current pregnancy or who have been diagnosed with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) or chronic Lyme within the past three years.... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Congratulations to all Lyme advocates! We are making great progress on Lyme and tick-borne conditions again this year with a total impact of $282 million on federal funding since we started our journey together in 2019. Thank you for your time,... Read More »

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 »