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Penn State College of Medicine News Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022.  And four in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease.... Read More »

The US Department of Health and Human Services will hold a virtual “community engagement” session on October 24, focusing on the mental health and neurological effects of tick-borne diseases. According to the HHS website, “the purpose of this meeting is to... Read More »

You may remember the tragic case of a young woman from Quebec named Amélie Champagne. She took her own life in 2022, after battling Lyme disease for years. The case gained international attention after her father, a prominent Canadian businessman, shared the news on LinkedIn. At... Read More »

Focus on Lyme and Aces Diagnostics Inc. has announced a breakthrough in Lyme disease diagnosis with a new test that detects the disease at all stages, including the crucial first 14 days post-infection, with over 90% accuracy. Aces Diagnostics is developing and manufacturing this... Read More »

By Lisa LaPoint, Tufts University Tufts University researchers have received a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try to answer some of the most vexing questions around chronic Lyme disease. The collaborative team will lead the largest NIH-funded... Read More »

California’s Board of Pharmacy (BOP) has been mulling a proposal to restrict access to what are called “category one sterile compounds.” Targeted elements include glutathione, vitamin B12, and other substances often relied on by Lyme patients and others who are... Read More »

by Bonnie Crater, Center for Lyme Action As you can see from the table below, Congress has started working on Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations. And as we reported in July and then August, we continue to make progress in the House and Senate on increases for Lyme and tick-borne... Read More »

“My family knows that after I die, my tissues will be donated to Lyme Disease Biobank to provide researchers with the vital material they need to solve this horrible disease. I urge anyone with chronic/persistent Lyme to register with NDRI today. Let’s end this suffering... Read More »

The Lyme ImmunoBlot test first introduced by IGeneX in 2017 has been augmented. Now converted to a test kit, it has received FDA clearance. The name of the test is iDart™ Lyme IgG ImmunoBlot Kit. It’s a stand-alone test for the detection of IgG antibodies against... Read More »