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In part one, CBS-5 medical correspondent Dr. Kim Mulvihill profiles a Lyme patient battling her insurance company for coverage of IV antibiotics. Part two looks at the broader controversy of the "Lyme Wars." Read More »

Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for. Here's some of what we're thinking about this Thanksgiving. Read More »

Tim Lockley, a retired USDA entomologist, gives tick advice to hunters in Mississippi. Read More »

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Reversing a longstanding policy, the federal government said on Friday that human and other genes should not be eligible for patents because they are part of nature. The new position could have a huge impact on medicine and on the biotechnology industry (including major... Read More »

Some believe the standard Lyme test doesn’t work in Alabama because it uses a strain of Borrelia burgdorferi –- the spirochete known to cause Lyme disease in the Northeast –- from New York, which doesn’t match the Southern strain, B.lonestari. Read More »

Pamela Weintraub's stirring speech at the Institute of Medicine's state-of-the-science Lyme workshop on October 11 brought a standing ovation from the audience, and spirited discussion from panelists. Read the text of her remarks here. Read More »

Research into the genetic makeup of the microbe that causes Lyme disease offers hope for better diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of the illness. Scientists have completed genetic blueprinting of 13 different strains of the bacteria. Read More »

The student newspaper from California State University, Sacramento, profiles Pamela O'Kane, who fought back after Lyme treatment to compete in world class athletic events. Read More »