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Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner has resigned her position as a member of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that news, as well as several subcommittee changes on its website. Here’s what was posted: Working Group... Read More »

Press release from Charles E Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, March 5, 2018: When does a “delusion” become reality? That question is addressed in the review paper entitled “History of Morgellons Disease: From Delusion to Definition” written by microbiologist Marianne... Read More »

TV anchorwoman Nicole Sommavilla works for Suncoast News Network in Sarasota, Florida. This week, she started a multi-part series on Living with Lyme. It’s based on her personal experience. Click below to watch them.         Feb. 14, 2018: Feb. 15, 2018:... Read More »

Press release from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health: A new blood test called the Tick-Borne Disease Serochip (TBD Serochip) promises to revolutionize the diagnosis of tick-borne disease by offering a single test to identify and distinguish between... Read More »

The third meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was held February 12. This was a virtual meeting–an online webinar that the public could participate in. Most of the session dealt with procedural items–how the various subcommittees would meet (by... Read More »

Hartford Courant, February 9, 2018: by Edmund H. Mahony A federal appeals court has upheld a $41.7 million jury verdict for a Connecticut private school student who was severely and permanently disabled after developing encephalitis from a tick bite while on a class trip to... Read More »

A tick can transmit many pathogens in a single bite–not just Lyme disease. People actually rarely get Lyme disease alone–co-infections are the rule, rather than the exception. And these co-infections often complicate diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered in this... Read More »

The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation has designated February as Morgellons Awareness Month. Morgellons, which appears to have a connection to Lyme disease, is a controversial diagnosis in the medical world. Sufferers are often dismissed by their doctors as being... Read More »

The following is written by a 22-year-old woman who writes the Dreaming Panda blog, about her experiences coping with Lyme disease and PANS/PANDAS. She has been dealing with these conditions for more than 10 years. PANS/PANDAS is an autoimmune condition that can be triggered by... Read More »