The next meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group is set for Tuesday, June 4, in Washington DC. But there are many unanswered questions, including: who will sit on the panel? Here’s what the Department of Health and Human Service’s website says: June 4,... Read More »

Advocates continue to push for passage of Lyme-related legislation in Pennsylvania. So far, HB 629 has passed the House. A companion bill, SB 100, is under consideration in the Senate. The measure does several things. It allows doctors to clinically diagnose Lyme and treat it... Read More »

(Update: As of May 31, more than 17, 830 have signed the petition.) As of Friday afternoon, May 24, more than 13,000 people have signed our petition to keep Dr. Eugene Shapiro off the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG). Background: On May 15, the Infectious Diseases... Read More »

From Boston25 News, WFXT, May 23, 2019 by Jim Morelli It’s an infection transmitted by ticks that may not make you sick but could kill someone who gets your donated blood. It’s called babesiosis and the Food and Drug Administration just came out with strict new... Read More »

In a bipartisan effort to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, of Maine, and Tina Smith, of Minnesota, today introduced the Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act. If passed, it... Read More »

Two women from Fresno, California, are featured in a TV segment about Lyme disease. One, Jody Hudson, lost her 22-year-daughter Alex to the illness last year. She has since founded the Alex Hudson Foundation, to help make sure no other family has to go through what they did. The... Read More »

Legislation to give Lyme sufferers insurance coverage for antibiotics, testing and doctor visits today unanimously passed the Illinois Senate. This comes two months after the measure unanimously passed the House. HB 0889, sponsored by Representative Dan Swanson, amends the... Read More »

A new study entitled “Mixed Borrelia burgdorferi and Helicobacter pylori Biofilms in Morgellons Disease Dermatological Specimens” revealed that mixed bacterial biofilms are present within Morgellons disease skin specimens. The study, published in the prestigious journal... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group is scheduled to meet in Washington DC on June 4. So far, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has not announced new members of the group. However, the Infectious Diseases Society of America has posted on its website that... Read More »