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From NIAID Now (blog of the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Nov. 20, 2017 Though they are little, ticks and the diseases they can carry can have a fierce negative impact on your health. Tickborne diseases are becoming a serious problem in the United States,... Read More »

Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Here’s some of what’s on our Gratitude List this year: . . . . . . MyLymeData offers leap forward for Lyme research  Almost 10,000 people... Read More »

From Courthouse News Service, Nov. 14, 2017: TEXARKANA, Texas (CN) – Twenty-eight people claim in a federal antitrust lawsuit that Lyme disease victims are being forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for treatment because health insurers are denying coverage with bogus... Read More »

LymeDisease.org’s Lorraine Johnson recently joined Cindy Kennedy on the “Living with Lyme” podcast. Cindy describes Lorraine as a “hero” of the Lyme community, stating: “She is the wind behind the wings of change. She has her fingers on the pulse of all new information and she is... Read More »

The Lyme community has been anxiously waiting to hear what’s next regarding the federal tick-borne disease working group mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act. Nominations were made and candidates were reportedly chosen, though not announced. Then, HHS Secretary Tom Price... Read More »

NBC New York aired a five-part series about Lyme disease this past week, interviewing patients, doctors and research scientists. . It’s significant not only for its content, but for the fact that it aired in the largest television market in the US. . Watch now: . Part... Read More »

From the New York State Senate October 24, 2017: ALBANY, NY – Senator Sue Serino (Hyde Park) and Senator Kemp Hannon (Nassau) today released a comprehensive report aimed at combating the spread of Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in the state. Based on the findings... Read More »

Press release from IGeneX, October 16, 2017 IGeneX Inc., a CLIA and New York-approved Reference Laboratory, specializing in testing for tick-borne diseases, is pleased to announce the launch of three new tests that are more inclusive and specific for aiding in diagnosis of... Read More »

Jeffrey L. Diamond, is an award-winning television news producer and mystery writer who lives in western Massachusetts. He has written a two-part series for the Berkshire Eagle about his recent harrowing experience with tick-borne anaplasmosis. Part one, September 12, 2017... Read More »