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(Editor’s note: Hydroxychloroquine, known by the brand name Plaquenil, is a drug familiar to many Lyme patients.) The University of Minnesota is launching a clinical trial on a post-exposure treatment for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. This trial is testing... Read More »

Message from Medicare Medicare has temporarily expanded its coverage of telehealth services in response to COVID-19. Medicare beneficiaries can temporarily use telehealth services for common office visits, mental health counseling and preventive health screenings. This will help... Read More »

Boston Globe, March 17, 2020: by Jennifer Crystal …Last Wednesday, I developed sudden vomiting that I wrote off as food poisoning. By Thursday I had a low grade fever. Friday morning, I woke up with a dry hacking cough and tightness in my chest. Though I am only 41, I am... Read More »

Forbes, March 13, 2020 by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Lyme disease experts are not surprised by the failure of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to ensure quick diagnosis of COVID-19. For them, the agency’s long endorsement of a broken test for Lyme disease, afflicting more than... Read More »

By Tracie White, Stanford University For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. But for up to 20% of people with the tick-borne illness, the antibiotics don’t work. Lingering symptoms of muscle pain,... Read More »

Poughkeepsie Journal, March 9, 2020 by Saba Ali The 17-year-old was awake and screaming when he arrived at the emergency room. Joseph Elone had a fever of 101.4 degrees and his heart rate was 145 beats per minute. A normal heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute. Tests... Read More »

The deadlines for the following actions are March 19, 10 and 13, respectively. Please do this today, if possible. By Jeff Crater The Lyme community had a great success in December, when the Kay Hagan Tick Act was passed into law. But what can Lyme patients, friends, and relatives... Read More »

Dr. Steven Bock, a Lyme-treating physician, provides information about the coronavirus–and the risk it poses for people with Lyme disease. He explains about the immune system and ways that Lyme patients (and others with compromised immune systems) can protect themselves. Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings in Philadelphia on March 3 and 4. Panel members went through the recommendations of the eight subcommittees, accepting some and rejecting others. For the first time, the events were streamed via YouTube. Thus,... Read More »