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From the Dept. of Health and Human Services U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced a series of major initiatives to strengthen the nation’s response to Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. HHS actions include a... Read More »

Tiny ticks are carrying big risks on and around U.S. military installations, according to new findings from a Defense Health Agency surveillance program. The MilTICK SURE Path initiative recently detected Powassan virus in ticks from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and for the first... Read More »

By Terri McCormick Congress has taken a significant step forward for patients and families across the country by introducing House Resolution 1279 (H.Res. 1279). It’s a bipartisan resolution to officially designate May as National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Awareness... Read More »

As Lyme disease continues to spread into new regions and affect more people than ever, researchers are testing a radical new approach that aims to break the cycle of infection at its source. A May 24 segment on 60 Minutes follows scientists exploring a bold and controversial... Read More »

From Dr. Myriah Hinchey and Dr. Richard Horowitz: An online event, Healing Lyme: The Neuroinflammation–Brain Protection Summit, launches May 9–13, bringing together 43 experts to examine how Lyme disease and co‑infections impact the brain. Each day’s sessions are free to watch... Read More »

Richard I. Horowitz, MD, and the MSIDS Research Foundation have published findings in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports demonstrating that dapsone combination therapy (DCT), a short-course oral antibiotic regimen, can reverse key biological markers associated with... Read More »

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh found that people in their area know plenty about ticks, yet many don’t feel all that concerned about Lyme disease. Researchers surveyed local homeowners to see whether awareness actually leads to prevention. The short answer: not so... Read More »

A newly published study in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology puts concrete data behind a long recognized problem in Lyme disease care. The research, supported by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation and based on data from the Lyme Disease Biobank, found that FDA-cleared testing... Read More »

We recently reported on a new peer‑reviewed journal article examining congenital Lyme disease. The paper represents one of the most significant scientific reviews of this topic to date. Here, long-time advocate Bruce Fries takes a closer look at what the authors found and why it... Read More »