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By Wayne Lewis, UCLA For some unlucky people, time in the great outdoors leads to Lyme disease, an illness causing head, joint and muscle pain, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes a rash. Left untreated, those effects can turn debilitating and expand to include paralysis,... Read More »

While Lyme disease is the most recognized and prevalent tick-borne disease in the United States, other infections transmitted through tick bites can be equally or even more dangerous. One of these is the Powassan virus (POWV). Erich Mackow, PhD, an internationally recognized... Read More »

A Celebration of Life for Pat Smith will be held September 7 in Neptune, New Jersey. It will also be livestreamed. Click here for details. From the Lyme Disease Association website: It is with deep sadness and a profound sense of loss that we share the news of the passing of our... Read More »

The California State Board of Pharmacy (BOP) is expected to block access to an entire class of alternative treatments including IV glutathione and methylcobalamin (a form of vitamin B12). These are relied on by many people with persistent Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses,... Read More »

On September 12, the California State Board of Pharmacy is expected to vote to eliminate access to safe and critical Category 1 substances like methylcobalamin (a form of vitamin B12) and glutathione infusions. These are relied upon by some of California’s most vulnerable... Read More »

By City University of New York A team led by CUNY Graduate Center biologists has produced a genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria that may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the tick-borne ailment. Weigang Qiu, a professor of biology at the CUNY... Read More »

An Allegheny County child is Pennsylvania’s first reported case of Powassan virus this year. Powassan virus disease is spread to people via a bite from an infected blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). That’s the same tick that can transmit Lyme disease. The child... Read More »

On July 11, a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop examining the question of what they called “Lyme infection-associated chronic illness”—or “Lyme IACI.” It was significant on several fronts. The committee itself is a panel of... Read More »

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), has introduced legislation to address the long COVID crisis that is affecting more than 22 million adults and 1 million children across the United States – and millions more... Read More »