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Center for Lyme Action, a nonprofit dedicated to growing federal funding for Lyme and tick-borne diseases, has published a research paper called “The State of Lyme Disease Research in the United States.” With nearly half a million new cases of Lyme disease each year in the U.S.,... Read More »

by Precious Gibson, The List Actor Alec Baldwin has always been an open book, and when it comes to his health, he is no different. The “Pixie” star has long detailed his struggle with Lyme disease, which he contracted after being bitten by a deer tick. The ordeal was... Read More »

By Max Esterhuize, Virginia Tech An estimated 1,200 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each day. Some of those patients continue to experience negative effects, even after treatment. Lyme disease researcher Brandon Jutras, associate professor in the College of Agriculture... Read More »

You can now watch the video replay of the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on “long haul” illnesses such as long COVID, persistent Lyme disease, multiple sclerosis and ME/CFS. Toward a Common Research Agenda in... Read More »

Women with Lyme disease take longer to get diagnosed, have more severe symptoms and experience higher rates of disability when compared to men. They may also be more likely to develop persistent Lyme disease. Those are among the findings of a recent study that analyzed... Read More »

By Maddie Burakoff, AP Science Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows. Humans and animals naturally pick up static charges as they go about their days. And those... Read More »

Lyme Disease: The Musical (Original Cast Recording) will be released on music streaming platforms on July 28. It is the musical companion to the original dark comedy Lyme Disease: The Musical, which premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles in June 2022. The... Read More »

From the makers of The Quiet Epidemic: The Quiet Epidemic‘s film festival circuit has wrapped up with the ReelAbilities Film Festival in New York City, where our co-directors received an award for directing the film. Our producer Chris Hegedus and subjects Julia and Enrico... Read More »

Meghan O’Rourke, author of “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness,” will speak at the National Academies’ workshop on long-haul diseases in Washington DC June 29-30. O’Rourke’s book, a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award, draws on her personal experience with... Read More »