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One-year-old Gino Pahl has been under sedation in the intensive care unit of a Minnesota hospital for the last week. He’s fighting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an infection transmitted by a common wood tick. “It’s so new a lot of the people we meet [at the... Read More »

Former “Bachelorette” winner Ryan Sutter says he has finally identified the mystery illness that has plagued him over the last year. It’s Lyme disease–and a whole lot more. He made the announcement on his wife Trista Sutter’s podcast “Better... Read More »

The CDC recently increased its estimate of annual cases of Lyme disease in the United States, from 300,000 to 476,000. However, a close look at the data shows that agency still undercounts Lyme cases–in some regions quite drastically. The Spring 2021 issue of the Lyme Times... Read More »

Many towns, counties and states have issued proclamations for Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Asking your elected officials for this kind of support is a good way to focus attention on the risks of tick-borne diseases in your locality. We are especially honored to see this one from... Read More »

A study published in the prestigious journal Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology illustrates the link between Lyme disease and the mysterious skin condition called Morgellons disease. The news was hailed by the Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation... Read More »

Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, has a year-round tick testing program. In the following report from WSYR-TV, Dr. Saravanan Thangamani discusses the rise in tick numbers throughout the state–as well as the increased number of different infections carried by... Read More »

(Update May 3) Once again, the Lyme community has responded enthusiastically to the opportunity to help develop a new test for chronic Lyme disease. The reopened enrollment is now closed. We’ll keep you informed about the study’s progress. Last month, we sent out a... Read More »

The US Department of Health and Human Services is hosting the LymeX Roundtable Webinar: Bridging the Trust Gap on April 28. This roundtable is part of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator (LymeX), a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More »

by Melissa Wright Director of Patient Outreach for MyLymeData About a third of Lyme patients participating in MyLymeData’s COVID-19 Vaccine Survey said they have been vaccinated. Those who were vaccinated reported similar side effects as the general population. In fact,... Read More »