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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 »

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease detected in a Rhode Island resident who later died after contracting the disease. Laboratory testing was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More »

Supermodel Bella Hadid this week wrote a lengthy Instagram post, updating followers on her latest health battles. She said that after 15 years of “invisible suffering” she recently underwent more than 100 days of intensive treatment for chronic Lyme disease and... Read More »

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued two reports this week about alpha-gal syndrome, which can result in a severe allergy to red meat and related products. Officials estimate that some 450,000 people in the US may have the condition, which is typically... Read More »

By Patty Shillington, University of Massachusetts Amherst A medical therapy that inhibits the growth of cancer cells may one day be effective at treating Lyme disease, according to new research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst team at the New England Regional Center of... Read More »

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded five projects for research to better understand Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). PTLDS is a collection of symptoms, such as pain, fatigue, and... Read More »

The Center for Lyme Action has published a 73-page document called “The State of Lyme Disease Research in the United States.” What follows is an overview of report’s main points. Executive Summary A growing epidemic Tick-borne illness is a growing health threat to the... Read More »