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Actress and comedian Amy Schumer has announced on Instagram that she’s being treated for Lyme disease. “Anyone get LYME this summer? I got it and I’m on doxycycline,” she wrote. “I have maybe had it for years. Any advice? Can you have a glass of wine or 2... Read More »

Nina Fairbairn played on the Harvard women’s golf team all four of her undergraduate years. 2013-2017. But during the summer between her junior and senior years, she started having serious health problems, due to unrecognized Lyme disease. Now, she and another former... Read More »

New York Daily News, Sept. 2, 2020 By Bill Madden The long goodbye has ended. The Mets’ “Franchise” is gone. Tom Seaver, the greatest of all Mets who dropped out of public life in March of 2019 after being diagnosed with dementia died early Monday. According to family sources,... Read More »

University of Idaho researchers are leading a nearly $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) cooperative agreement, using large and complex data sets to improve prediction and response measures for tick-borne diseases. According to a Centers for Disease Control and... Read More »

by LPGA Communications, August 23, 2020 Three years ago, Sophia Popov received a diagnosis that finally made the last few years make sense. In her winner’s interview after capturing the 2020 AIG Women’s Open title, Popov revealed an extended battle with Lyme disease that kept her... Read More »

Forbes, August 18, 2020 By Judy Stone …While Lyme and Covid-19 are very different infections, the former caused by the bacteria (Borrelia burgorferi) and the latter a virus (SARS-CoV-2), there are a couple of notable similarities. …Both Lyme and coronavirus often... Read More »

News Center Maine (NBC), August 14, 2020 Reporter Vivien Leigh continues her “Ticks in Maine” series, with a look at how Lyme disease can affect cats. Experts say the signs to look out for are fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, and stiffness and swelling in muscles... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group will meet on September 15 and 22. The online meetings can be attended by the public. When announcing the cancellation of the August meeting dates, the Health and Human Services’ website stated: If you submitted a request to... Read More »

by Darryl Geddes, Upstate Medical University If you’ve just returned from a hike in the woods and are checking your body for ticks, check your thigh first. In a recent survey by Upstate Medical University’s Citizen Science Tick Testing Program, Central New Yorkers reported... Read More »