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The Lyme disease community is mourning the sudden passing of Dr. Charles Crist, a longtime physician, healer, and advocate for patients with complex chronic illness. His death is a profound loss for families across Missouri and throughout the United States who found answers,... Read More »

Many people in the Lyme disease community know Colonel Nicole Malachowski’s story. They know she is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who lost her career, her health, and much of her daily functioning to Lyme disease. They know she has spoken publicly about neurological Lyme,... Read More »

By John Brhel, Binghamton University Finding one tick on your body is scary enough – tick-borne diseases are serious – but what if you found more than 10 on yourself in just one month? That’s the plight of some farmers as the threat of ticks and tick-borne diseases grows,... Read More »

Click here to watch the replay of the meeting on YouTube. The following summary and transcript were generated by a machine transcription service and may contain errors. Event summary The HHS Lyme Disease Roundtable, hosted by Secretary Kennedy, consisted of two sequential panels.... Read More »

An amendment authored by New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith to investigate whether the U.S. military weaponized ticks with Lyme disease has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA) (S. 1071). The NDAA has cleared the U.S. House of... Read More »

Update: This event is over. See our re-cap of it here. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a roundtable discussion titled Invisible Illness — Leading the Way with Lyme Disease, scheduled for December 15, from 2:00–4:30 PM Eastern Time / 11:... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Registration is now open for the Center for Lyme Action 2026 Virtual Advocacy Day on February 18. Thank you to all advocates for your efforts to grow federal funding for Lyme, alpha-gal and other tick-borne diseases! Our collective efforts have... Read More »

By Tracy Peake, NC State Researchers from North Carolina State University have confirmed that a species of Rickettsia first seen in dogs in 2018 is a new species of bacteria. The new species, dubbed Rickettsia finnyi, is associated with symptoms similar to those of Rocky Mountain... Read More »

The lone star tick, notorious for spreading disease and causing a red meat allergy called alpha-gal syndrome, has long plagued the eastern United States. Now, UC Davis researchers warn it may be edging closer to establishing itself in California. Their study uncovered seventy-six... Read More »