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After her doctors couldn't help this scientist recover from Lyme disease, she turned to the internet to search for other solutions. Like others, she found it awash with conflicting information. After locating a doctor who would treat her with long-term antibiotics--and... Read More »

CBS news in New York has produced two reports about the increase of babesiosis in their region, one on radio and one on TV. You can access both of them here. Read More »

Many PBS stations will be showing the Lyme documentary, starting next month. Can you check to see if it's scheduled in your area? If it isn't, please contact them and ask for it. Here are links on how to do that. Read More »

In an Op-Ed column in the Vancouver Sun, two Lyme advocates lay out what's needed in the wake of a government report about Lyme disease. "The report remained secret for nearly a year. But astoundingly, within 24 hours of the information being made public last week, the... Read More »

The Wisconsin Medical Journal has published a paper challenging the IDSA's recommendation for giving a single dose of antibiotics after a tick bite to prevent possible Lyme disease. Written by Dr. Elizabeth Maloney, who trains doctors how to treat Lyme disease, the paper asserts... Read More »

Science Magazine reports on the zika virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that causes joint pain and extreme fatigue, and how it appears to have been sexually transmitted. (Though this case involves mosquitoes, many in the Lyme community are concerned that tick-borne infections may... Read More »

The Yale Daily News--the highly regarded student newspaper--delves into the controversy surrounding Lyme-treating pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones. This is especially notable, because Yale University doctors and researchers are among those making legal trouble for Dr. Jones. Read More »

Twenty-five residents of the Springfield, VA, area this week told members of the governor's Lyme Disease Task Force about their experience with the tick-borne illness. One of the most poignant accounts came from a mother whose 9-year-old daughter died of Lyme-related causes... Read More »

Worcester Magazine, an alternative weekly in central Massachusetts, takes a comprehensive look at the realities of Lyme disease in their area. Read More »