Questions have been raised in the Lyme community about the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and its compliance with assorted regulations, especially related to what is called FACA. Here is some information to help you put the discussion in context. FACA stands for Federal... Read More »

Press release from New York Governor’s Office, June 19, 2018: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new, groundbreaking public-private research collaboration to advance the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases. The New York State Department of Health... Read More »

Medicare now requires “shared decision making” before it will pay for certain medical procedures. Shared decision making involves a balanced discussion between patient and physician of the risks and benefits of treatment alternatives. Together, they choose a course of action.... Read More »

By Aaron J. Jackson It’s been almost a year since I tried to kill myself. As a doctoral student living in the leafy suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 2015, I chanced upon a tick—a tiny vampire the size of a poppy seed—that changed my life forever and nearly brought it to an... Read More »

From the blog “The Global Search for Education” by CM Rubin Most likely, you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the US with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year. In a timely new book, Conquering Lyme... Read More »

Scientific American, June 11, 2018: by Mary Beth Pfeiffer In the space of two generations, the natural landscape in many American states has been slowly transformed from a place of refuge and peace to one of peril and menace. Blacklegged ticks that transmit Lyme disease and other... Read More »

The next meeting of the federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group will be from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) on June 21. The following information is from the Health and Human Services website: The Working Group will focus on consensus of the six subcommittee findings and... Read More »

New England Cable News, June 5, 2018: By Alysha Palumbo Tiny ticks can carry some serious diseases with them, including Lyme disease, but, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a 95-percent drop in Lyme disease cases in Massachusetts in just... Read More »

By Janet Jemmott There was no stopping the barreling train of this Herxheimer reaction. I’d been in a migrainous state for ten days. I’d medicate with Imitrex; the headache would fade, only to pop back up the next morning or late in the afternoon. I planned my activity carefully,... Read More »