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Kristina Bauer gave the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m Kristina Bauer, Executive Director of Texas Lyme Alliance,  mom of four gestational Lyme kids. This is my fourth opportunity to address Congress and... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met for two days this week. Scroll down to see how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the second day, July 20. (Click here to read Day #1’s tweet summary.)   Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings this week. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. Scroll down for her tweet-summary of July 19–Day #1. (Click here for Day #2’s tweets.)   Read More »

Kathleen Wallace gave the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I have been an active listener and participant in public comment since inception of the Tick Borne Disease Working Group. I thank each of you for your hard work and dedication.... Read More »

Jeff Crater delivered the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I’m Jeff Crater, Co-founder and Board Member of the Center for Lyme Action, a 501 C4 based in Washington DC and established in 2019 to increase federal funding for Lyme disease... Read More »

Carl Tuttle delivered the following public comments to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. He later supplied us with footnotes to include along with his remarks. My verbal comment today is a follow-up to my written public comment regarding the CDC’s refusal... Read More »

Monica White delivered the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. My name is Monica White. I’m president/co-founder of Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association. I’ve lived with chronic Lyme, co-infections and conditions for nearly... Read More »

July 11-15 was “Tick Week” at News Center Maine, an NBC-affiliated TV station in Portland, Maine. Reporter Vivian Leigh filed daily stories related to such topics as Pfizer’s Lyme disease vaccine, a proposed preventative shot for Lyme, a Maine family’s challenges... Read More »

Dr. Richard Horowitz recently sent out the following public message regarding his latest journal publication. Good news. Our paper on high dose dapsone combination therapy (HDDCT) for the treatment of chronic Lyme disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) was accepted... Read More »