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The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s phase 3 clinical trial for a Lyme disease vaccine has hit a snag. Pfizer and vaccine partner Valneva said in a joint statement that they will stop testing the vaccine in about half of the US participants due to “violations of Good Clinical... Read More »

In 2017, 25-year-old Peter Smith, died of Lyme carditis in Portland, Maine. Now, a jury has ordered the hospital and doctor that failed to recognize that he had Lyme disease to pay $6.3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. But the award is expected to be reduced to $4 million... Read More »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation have launched Phase 2 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize, inviting the 10 Phase 1 winners to participate in a virtual accelerator. Through September 2023, the accelerator cohort... Read More »

Legislation to extend workers’ compensation coverage to New Yorkers who contract Lyme and other tick-borne diseases on the job has been introduced. S.B. 3117 is sponsored by State Senator John Mannion, Chairman of the Committee on Disabilities. Under the bill, workers that... Read More »

Steven Harris, MD, is a board-certified family practitioner with a focus on chronic, complex illnesses including Lyme disease and associated tick-borne infections. As part of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series, he recently spoke on “Treating... Read More »

Lyme disease and its related conditions can affect different people very differently. Effective treatments for these infections can also vary widely. What helps one person get better won’t necessarily help another person. That’s why it’s critical for the Lyme... Read More »

Latest information from the makers of the Lyme documentary: The Quiet Epidemic will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, January 26 at 7:15 PM.⁠ ⁠ The film will continue to screen daily at 4:20 PM for the... Read More »

In 2022, the Lyme disease documentary “The Quiet Epidemic” screened at a number of film festivals in the US and Canada. It won festival awards, qualified for Academy Awards consideration, and had a theatrical premiere in New York City. Now, “The Quiet... Read More »

Columbia University’s Clinical Trials Network for Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases was established with a grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. It aims to find more effective treatments for people suffering from Lyme-related conditions. The Clinical... Read More »