Here’s a summary of the January 29, 2020, meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group in Washington DC. It was live-tweeted by Lonnie Marcum. Read More »
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January 28 meeting of Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, in live tweets
28
JAN
2020
Day one of the 11th meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met on January 28, in Washington DC. Here’s how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the event. Read More »
Patients rally to support Lyme doctor under fire from Virginia Board of Medicine
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JAN
2020
The following message was sent to us via NatCapLyme, on behalf of the “Friends of Dr. Zackrison.” Dear Lyme Community, On September 12, 2019, the Virginia Board of Medicine summarily suspended Dr. Leila Zackrison’s medical license for treating Lyme disease, pending a... Read More »
TBD Working Group meets Jan 28-29 in Washington, DC; view reports now
24
JAN
2020
The 11th meeting of the federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group will be held on January 28 and 29, 2020. TBDWG is an advisory panel under the auspices of the US Department of Health and Human Services. According to the agenda, the Working Group will: 1) hear presentations from... Read More »
NC medical board lifts restrictions on prominent Lyme-treating physician
21
JAN
2020
Dr. Joseph Jemsek, whose case with North Carolina medical authorities has been widely followed by the Lyme community, received good news from the board this week. In a statement widely shared on social media, Jemsek said: “In 2006, the North Carolina medical board... Read More »
Media coverage: Lyme disease in Minnesota–and who is trying to help
20
JAN
2020
The following news story from KSTP-TV, of Minneapolis-St. Paul, provides several perspectives of Lyme disease in Minnesota. For starters, reporter Beth McDonough tells viewers that she herself has experienced Lyme disease. She also interviews MN Senator Tina Smith, a co-sponsor... Read More »
Wisconsin governor signs two Lyme bills related to state parks
17
JAN
2020
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has approved two bills designed to prevent the spread of Lyme disease. One measure requires the state Department of Natural Resources(DNR) to post Lyme disease warnings in state parks, forests and recreational areas. The other requires the DNR to... Read More »
Bartonella bacteria found in some cancerous tumors in dogs
16
JAN
2020
North Carolina State University, Jan. 15, 2020 By Tracey Peake Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a very high prevalence of Bartonella bacteria in tumors and tissues – but not blood samples – taken from dogs with hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood... Read More »
Senators urge quick enactment of Tick Act and more accurate counts of Lyme cases
13
JAN
2020
US Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN)—co-authors of the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Act—last week sent a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In it, Collins and Smith urge quick implementation of the bill, signed into... Read More »
LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency
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