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On January 21, The Quiet Epidemic‘s impact team, sponsors and allies* launched a 10-day, community-wide outreach campaign, encouraging the new administration to support crucial Lyme disease initiatives and prioritize solving this public health crisis. In the first 72 hours,... Read More »

The Trump administration has imposed major restrictions on the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal health officials, instructing them to pause all public communications. Among events that have been called off: the Tick-Borne Diseases and Associated Illnesses... Read More »

From the Quiet Epidemic team: Lyme disease impacts more people annually than HIV and breast cancer combined. 50 years have passed since it was first recognized in the U.S. yet we still lack access to an accurate test and cure. Your voice matters in urging the new administration... Read More »

The LymeX Diagnostics Prize has announced the Phase 3 winners in the $10+ million competition to accelerate the development of Lyme disease diagnostics. Through Phase 3, the teams had access to webinar modules, mentorship, and networking opportunities as they planned clinical... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Join us for an exciting virtual event on January 22, where you can learn all about our upcoming Virtual Fly-In initiative. Our info session will cover everything you need to know about advocating for Lyme and tick-borne diseases with your members... Read More »

By Mary Beth Pfieffer Kim Collins was a massage therapist at the peak of her talent, beauty, and ambition, when, in 2008, she got Lyme disease. Despite antibiotic treatment, she developed brain lesions, slurred speech, vertigo, joint swelling, and debilitating pain…She... Read More »

On January 21, The Quiet Epidemic team and a variety of Lyme groups will launch a 10-day letter-writing campaign directed to President-elect Trump. The goal is to educate the new administration on the growing threat of Lyme and tick-borne diseases and urge its support of upcoming... Read More »

Real-world data from the largest U.S. Lyme disease registry, MyLymeData, shows current clinical trials for persistent Lyme disease (PLD) systematically exclude most patients who are clinically diagnosed with the condition. A groundbreaking analysis of over 4,000 patients reveals... Read More »

Update: This event has been cancelled. Message from HHS: The Tick-Borne Diseases and Associated Illnesses National Community Engagement Initiative scheduled for January 28th is canceled, as the new Administration considers its plan for managing federal policy and public... Read More »