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New York Times, July 24, 2017: by Aneri Pattani SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — This town is under siege from tiny invaders. A doctor at Southampton Hospital recently pulled a tick off a woman’s eyeball. After a 10-minute walk outside, a mother reported finding a tick affixed to her... Read More »

Greenwich Times, July 26, 2017: By Amanda Cuda Medical services to people suffering from Lyme disease jumped 185 percent in rural areas and 40 percent in urban areas nationwide over a nine-year period, according to new research from a national nonprofit. Local experts said this... Read More »

International Business Times, UK, July 26, 2017: by Sutrishna Ghosh Opening up about her struggles with Lyme disease, former model and mother of Gigi and Bella, Yolanda Hadid has revealed painful details from her past including the moment she was dumped by her ex David Foster.... Read More »

by Aviva Peltin Ableism is a term that was not even on my radar before 2010, when my health crashed. I guess that’s how it goes – you don’t realize the obstacles others experience until you’re facing them, too. Before 2010, if I were to contemplate disability, I would think about... Read More »

A few months ago, I wrote about two Canadian mothers with Lyme disease—nurse Sue Faber and attorney Jennifer Kravis—and their Lyme Letters Canada campaign. The campaign has gathered thousands of letters from Canadian Lyme patients, addressed to Federal Minister of Health Jane... Read More »

News Chief (Winter Haven, Florida), July 23, 2017: By Gary White The past eight months have been an ordeal for relatives of Kay Hagan, a Lakeland High [FL] graduate and former U.S. senator [from North Carolina]. Hagan was hospitalized in December with puzzling symptoms and... Read More »

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) are infection-induced autoimmune conditions. .  Triggered by such infections as strep, Lyme disease, and Coxsackie virus,... Read More »

WBUR in Boston, July 17, 2017: Lyme disease reports have more than doubled since 2005 but the disease remains drastically under-reported. While over 5,000 case of Lyme are reported in Massachusetts each year, there are probably more than 50,000 case a year. With ticks predicted... Read More »

Poughkeepsie Journal, July 20, 2017: by John Ferro By the time Andrew Potgieter learned why he had been so sick for so many years, he had become an invalid… …On Aug. 22, 2015, Potgieter put an end to his suffering. He committed suicide at the age of 41. His suicide is... Read More »