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Watch WMDT’s half-hour show on Lyme disease now. It originally aired on July 18, 2015. Note: when the reporter refers to “Delmarva,” she is referring to a region that encompasses parts of the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The 30-minute show is... Read More »

From the Times Herald Record (NY), July 13, 2015 POUGHKEEPSIE – Reps. Chris Gibson and Sean Patrick Maloney on Monday hailed the recent House passage of a bill they say will strengthen the fight against Lyme disease and similar medical scourges. The 21st Century Cures Act... Read More »

The 21st Century Cures Act has passed overwhelmingly in the House, with bipartisan support, and now moves to the Senate. It expedites research and development for a wide variety of debilitating illnesses. and makes it easier to get new treatments to patients who need them. It... Read More »

The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a sweeping medical research bill that makes specific provisions for Lyme disease. New York Congressman Chris Gibson talks about Lyme disease in his one-minute speech asking Congress to approve the measure. Watch... Read More »

The US House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6), bipartisan legislation that will boost funding for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and make reforms designed to bring new therapies and treatments for... Read More »

From Business Insider, July 9, 2015 By Dave Mosher The US has an epidemic brewing within our borders, and the problem is much more serious than most people realize. Lyme disease is spreading fast, and it only takes the bite of a poppy-seed-size tick to contract. Even after... Read More »

Some patients continue to have severe symptoms for years, and experts are divided on the cause. From the Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2015 By Sumathi Reddy Every day for the past few weeks, John Aucott has diagnosed at least one new patient with Lyme disease. It is prime season... Read More »

Press release from the University of California, Davis: July 2, 2015 The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s immune system into not launching a full-blown immune response or developing lasting immunity to the disease, report researchers at the... Read More »

  Singer Avril Lavigne said she’s seeing progress in her treatment for Lyme disease, which struck her last year while she was on tour. Her treatment regimen has included multiple antibiotics and ample rest. “I’m about halfway through my treatment,” the Canadian singer... Read More »