Doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotic therapy for tick-borne Lyme disease are now at risk for licensing sanctions in Minnesota, a sign that many leaders in the profession regard the therapy as discredited. The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice earlier this week lifted its... Read More »

Washington, D.C.—This morning, the Senate Health Committee voted to advance legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for tick-borne diseases.  Their bill now heads to the floor... Read More »

Former US Senator Kay Hagan, of North Carolina, has died, following a three-year struggle with brain inflammation caused by tick-borne Powassan virus. According to news reports, Hagan contracted the illness in late 2016. Since then, the condition had made it difficult for her to... Read More »

By Jeff Crater What can Lyme patients, friends, and relatives do to increase Federal funding for Lyme disease prevention and research for better diagnostics and cures? Write your Members of Congress and Senators today and ask them to co-sponsor the TICK Act. The TICK Act is a new... Read More »

A patient group from the Czech Republic has joined the coalition opposing the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s proposed new Lyme guidelines. Boreliza.cz (Lyme Czechia) is the 88th group to join the Ad Hoc Patient and Physician Coalition responding to the IDSA Lyme... Read More »

Advocates for patients with Lyme disease came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to raise awareness about the growing threat to public health of the tick-borne disease. They also announced the launch of a new national organization dedicated to increasing federal funding for better diagnosis... Read More »

Lyme patients and their advocates rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Tuesday, calling for passage of a Lyme disease insurance bill. The measure, House Bill 629, has already passed the House. It currently sits in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. It would... Read More »

Tennessee officials say that invasive Asian longhorned ticks continue to spread in their state. According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the tick has now been found in Knox, Jefferson, Claiborne, Cocke, Putnam and Sevier counties. Previously, they had been identified... Read More »

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology describes a new rapid assay for Lyme disease that could lead to a practical test for use by healthcare providers. The researchers found the assay, which uses several biomarkers to detect Lyme disease infection, was more... Read More »