LymeTimes Summer 2019

Was Lyme disease a biological weapons experiment?

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News

Companion Bill to Bipartisan TICK Act Introduced in the House

TICK Act Introduced in the House

A new national strategy as defined in the TICK Act will ensure everyone is on the same page in fighting Lyme.

State Lyme Bills

State Lyme Bills

New legislation offers more coverage to Lyme disease sufferers who use antibiotics for treatment.

Health & Science

When Brain Inflammation Persists after Lyme Disease Treatment

When Brain Inflammation Persists after Lyme Disease Treatment

A new study shows that patients who have previously received treatment for Lyme disease demonstrate higher levels brain inflammation, according to PET scans.

Nerve Damage Shown in Patients with Chronic Lyme Symptoms

Nerve Damage Shown in Patients with Chronic Lyme Symptoms

Study provides quantifiable, physiological reasons for chronic nervous symptoms that continue to plague a subset of patients despite treatment for Lyme disease.

Patient Matters

Lyme Disease Stigma and Privacy Survey Results

Lyme Disease Stigma and Privacy Survey Results

Lyme patients want the assurance that their privacy is being protected and that their data is not being misused.

Lessons I’ve learned in Seven Years with Lyme Disease

Lessons I’ve learned in Seven Years with Lyme Disease

Writer Anthony Wallace shares how Lyme disease has taught him to follow Nietzsche’s advice to “become who you are.”

Advocacy

Group’s Abrupt Shift Excludes Lyme Patients

Group’s Abrupt Shift Excludes Lyme Patients

Stark differences in the 2017 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and the 2019 Working Group show a lack of transparency.

Tick-borne Disease Working Group is headed in an alarming direction

Tick-borne Disease Working Group is headed in an alarming direction

Lymedisease.org began a petition to revoke Dr. Eugene Shapiro’s appointment to the Tick-borne Disease Working Group panel.

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