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The Pennsylvania State Senate has passed legislation by Sen. Michele Brooks to create a standard protocol in response to a tick being removed from a student during the school day. Senate Bill 232 would require school officials to notify parents in writing about the tick removal... Read More »

Click below to watch the newly released trailer for the Lyme documentary “The Quiet Epidemic.” The film continues to show at a variety of in-person screenings, and will be available to stream on AppleTV, Prime Video and Vimeo-on-demand beginning Tuesday, May 16.... Read More »

SportsIllustrated.com, April 14, 2023 By Alex Miceli Jimmy Walker is like Kodak, an iconic brand name that was known by everyone until the world passed it by and film morphed into digital. Walker may not have been as iconic as Kodak or Blackberry, but for a stretch from 2014 to... Read More »

The nonprofit Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) — the nation’s leading source on parasitic diseases that threaten the health of pets and people — is warning that the risk of Lyme disease is higher than ever. In its 2023 Parasite Forecast, CAPC documents how the blacklegged... Read More »

By Jenny Blair, Yale School of Public Health A new study by investigators with the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that the tick-borne Powassan virus is being transmitted in concentrated community clusters throughout New England. The findings could help local health... Read More »

From The Quiet Epidemic: In the past year, The Quiet Epidemic has been the official selection of 20+ film festivals and had a theatrical run in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada. We receive daily messages from people around the world asking: “How can I watch this... Read More »

A new Lyme disease documentary, I’m not crazy, I’m sick, will be released via paid video-on-demand on May 30. Reports Variety.com: “The project follows three families, as well as WNBA star Elena Delle Donne, battling the disease and the eye-popping costs that... Read More »

From the Tick Boot Camp Podcast: In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Alan McDonald unveils his latest findings, revealing the connections between Lyme disease and an array of serious health issues, including Lewy body dementia, liver damage, leukemia, brain cancer, and even suicide.... Read More »

by Patty Shillington, UMass Amherst As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his team have completed research that offers a promising... Read More »