Focus – Opinions and Features

The Connecticut Medical Examining Board will vote on the fate of Lyme-treating pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones on February 16. Here is an update on the situation, along with the history of the action against him. Read More »

A Youtube video by someone called "TickedOffLIterally" tells the essence of the Lyme story in a brief but effective message. (Recently updated link.) Read More »

In a letter printed in the December 2009 issue of "Minnesota Medicine," published by the Minnesota Medical Association, CALDA president Phyllis Mervine urges passages of proposed doctor protection legislation in that state. Read More »

Proposed New Jersey legislation to re-categorize Lyme disease as being of "unknown origin" poses a threat to Lyme treatment throughout the country. The Lyme Disease Association and allied patient groups are asking people across the US--not just those from that state--to... Read More »

At their annual meeting a few years ago, the Infectious Diseases Society of America adopted a policy of opposing patient-sponsored legislation. They have been true to their word. They have opposed legislation in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and have lobbied for... Read More »

There’s good news for the Lyme community in a House Appropriations bill that just emerged from committee. Although the economic downturn has forced many programs covered by the bill to be reduced or even cut out entirely, the measure increases the Lyme disease budget of the... Read More »

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill protecting doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics for Lyme disease. Read More »

Newtown, CT, May 29, 2009 − Patient groups across Connecticut and the nation were jubilant as the Connecticut Senate passed the Lyme disease doctor protection bill today, 36-0, following its unanimous passage in the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 30, 2009. Read More »

Members of East Bay L.E.A.P.S. (Lyme Education And Patient Support) have drafted an excellent letter to the IDSA Lyme guidelines review panel. You can have your name added to it as a signer if you'd like. Read More »