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“My family knows that after I die, my tissues will be donated to Lyme Disease Biobank to provide researchers with the vital material they need to solve this horrible disease. I urge anyone with chronic/persistent Lyme to register with NDRI today. Let’s end this suffering... Read More »

The Lyme ImmunoBlot test first introduced by IGeneX in 2017 has been augmented. Now converted to a test kit, it has received FDA clearance. The name of the test is iDart™ Lyme IgG ImmunoBlot Kit. It’s a stand-alone test for the detection of IgG antibodies against... Read More »

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. 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 dear friend and... 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 »