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Invisible International, a non-profit organization that offers online training for health practitioners and the public, has released a new course on “Racial Disparities in Lyme Disease.” It sheds light on the significant gaps in healthcare that contribute to the... Read More »

Bay Area Lyme Foundation has announced the development of a potential new drug, HS-291, that targets and destroys Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Chemical Biology, this laboratory study represents a... Read More »

By Julie Rafferty, Tufts University Scientists at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have developed a genome-scale metabolic model or “subway map” of key metabolic activities of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Using... Read More »

In the period 2018-2022, more Lyme disease claim lines were filed for individuals in the 51-60 age group than any other group, according to an infographic based on private insurance claims and released today by FAIR Health.1 Individuals aged 51 to 60 accounted for 23.5 percen... Read More »

By Kris Newby and Nev Zubcevik, Invisible International In our new online course, “An Introduction to Human Babesiosis,” you’ll learn how to diagnose and treat infections caused by Babesia, a malaria-like protozoan parasite that can be transmitted through tick bites, blood... Read More »

The following article specifically pertains to long COVID. However, the same researchers have begun a program to study patients with persistent Lyme disease symptoms as well. Long COVID patients have clear differences in immune and hormone function from patients without the... Read More »

Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance has announced a $6.2 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. The grant will expand the Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE) to encompass research and clinical care... Read More »

Chris Meloni, star of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” spoke to TODAY.com about his family’s experience with Lyme disease: “For those who are witnessing it, you are quite literally watching the people you love being tortured before your eyes.” READ MORE Read More »

Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC is looking for pregnant volunteers who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease during their current pregnancy or who have been diagnosed with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) or chronic Lyme within the past three years.... Read More »