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A pioneer in the fight against Lyme disease, Dr. Nick Harris, the founder of IGeneX, Inc., has died. In the 1990s. Dr. Harris developed a groundbreaking diagnostic test for Lyme disease, which has helped untold thousands of Lyme patients to get accurately diagnosed. The company... Read More »

Illinois State Rep. Dan Swanson has earned unanimous support for HR 780, a House Resolution that declares May 2022 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Swanson, a member of the House Lyme Disease Task Force, says the Resolution is meant to encourage the federal government to do more... Read More »

MilTICK is a free tick testing and identification service available for ticks removed from Department of Defense (DoD) personnel and their dependents. Any tick found biting an eligible person can be submitted to MilTICK by health care providers through tick kits available at DoD... Read More »

By Alexandra Todak, Healio.com Patients with alpha-gal syndrome reported many physical and mental effects along with a profound quality-of-life impact, according to survey results presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Understanding... Read More »

Topics covered in latest issue of the Lyme Times include:           Lyme disease and your brain           Head trauma and Lyme           Curing Alzheimer’s?           An antibiotic that targets Lyme without hurting your gut           Excerpt of Ross Douthat’s riveting... Read More »

When you’re too sick to work, how can you earn an income? For people in some situations, Social Security Disability benefits can help. But the application process can be confusing and denials are common. In the following webinar sponsored by Project Lyme, attorney Bart... Read More »

On their second day of meeting, members of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group heard and discussed reports from two more subcommittees. They also discussed next steps in their process. Here’s how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted today’s event. Read More »

At today’s meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, panelists heard public comment and reports from four subcommittees. Scroll down to see how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. The TBDWG will hear the rest of the... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group will hold two days of online meetings on February 28 and March 1. Subject matter subcommittees will present their findings to the whole panel. These subcommittee reports will form the basis for what the full working group decides to... Read More »