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In March 2021, LymeDisease.org shared information about research into the gut microbiomes of people with chronic Lyme disease. At that time, Flightpath Biosciences was recruiting Lyme patients willing to donate blood and stool samples for the project. (Note: the study is now... Read More »

As part of its Congressional Lyme Virtual Series, the Center for Lyme Action is sponsoring an online presentation on June 22. “Lyme disease: The first epidemic in an era of climate change” will include the following speakers: Opening Remarks by Senator Tina Smith... Read More »

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has called for $12 million for the Department of Defense’s Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) and additional funding for tick-borne disease research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “New York has... Read More »

From People via Yahoo Entertainment, June 9, 2021: By Julie Mazziota Living in the Hamptons around plenty of forests and fields, Alec Baldwin said he and his family “live in fear of Lyme” disease. The 63-year-old star has dealt with Lyme disease for the last 20 years,... Read More »

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the winners of its annual Lyme Disease Awareness Month poster contest, held for Maine students in kindergarten through grade 8. Maine CDC holds the contest every May to demonstrate the importance of tick-borne... Read More »

Internationally known Lyme researcher Dr. Alan MacDonald pioneered the use of pathological techniques to prove that untreated Lyme disease can result in a patient’s death. Additionally, Dr. MacDonald has shown that Lyme disease can cause fetal deaths, stillbirths, and... Read More »

In recognition of a severe unmet need, the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation’s grant to Columbia University established the first national Clinical Trials Network Coordinating Center (CTNCC) for Lyme and other Tick-borne Diseases. Under the leadership of Dr. Brian Fallon,... Read More »

From journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer on Facebook: LYME LAWSUIT UPDATE: I won’t soft sell this. The Torrey lawsuit plaintiffs have agreed to drop the case against the six so-called physician-panelists who greatly influenced Lyme disease care: Raymond J. Dattwyler, John J.... Read More »

One-year-old Gino Pahl has been under sedation in the intensive care unit of a Minnesota hospital for the last week. He’s fighting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an infection transmitted by a common wood tick. “It’s so new a lot of the people we meet [at the... Read More »