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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 »

Three Congressional representatives have introduced the Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act. The bipartisan legislation would raise funds for the research and development of treatments for Lyme and tick-borne diseases. The bill would create a postage stamp to supplement... Read More »

Former “Bachelorette” winner Ryan Sutter says he has finally identified the mystery illness that has plagued him over the last year. It’s Lyme disease–and a whole lot more. He made the announcement on his wife Trista Sutter’s podcast “Better... Read More »