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A new article in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry highlights a major shift in how clinicians are beginning to understand severe mental illness in children. Instead of assuming symptoms like anxiety, OCD, tics, eating restriction, or rage episodes are purely... Read More »

Morgellons disease is a controversial skin condition that was initially considered to be a delusional disorder. A new study describes how research over the past two decades has changed our understanding of Morgellons disease from a psychiatric illness to an infection-related skin... Read More »

The Lyme community is mourning the loss of Dr. Brandon Lyon Jutras, a tenured Associate Professor of Microbiology‑Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who passed away unexpectedly on July 28 at the age of 44. Dr. Jutras dedicated his career to... Read More »

In cooperation with the Center for Lyme Action, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer this week brought together local officials, physicians, and advocates in Haworth, New Jersey to address the growing threat of Lyme and other tick‑borne diseases across the state. The discussion... Read More »

Three New Hampshire universities are joining forces on a major new project to understand why tick‑borne illnesses keep rising across the state. The University of New Hampshire, Keene State College, and Plymouth State University are working together on an effort supported by an $8... Read More »

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4348) by voice vote. The bill now heads to the Senate for a final vote. The legislation reauthorizes vital federal programs targeting vector-borne diseases for five years:... Read More »

by Brian Consiglio, University of Missouri A breakthrough at the University of Missouri transforms how Rocky Mountain spotted fever is diagnosed. The new method detects the deadly tick-borne disease in just 40 minutes — a leap that could help patients get lifesaving treatment... Read More »

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4348) as soon as Monday morning, and YOU can help. Please email and/or call your Representative and urge them to vote YES on the bill. The Center for Lyme Action provides two... Read More »

Early Lyme disease has long been difficult to diagnose. Standard two‑tier testing often misses infections in the first weeks, when symptoms are vague and antibodies are still developing. A new study suggests that may be changing. IGeneX reports that its FDA‑cleared single‑step... Read More »