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Press release from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, June 4, 2015: From a single drop of blood, researchers can now simultaneously test for more than 1,000 different strains of viruses that currently or have previously infected a person. Using a new method known as VirScan,... Read More »

Press release from Northeastern University, June 1, 2015: North­eastern Uni­ver­sity researchers have found that the bacterium that causes Lyme dis­ease forms dor­mant per­sister cells, which are known to evade antibi­otics. This significant finding, they said, could help explain... Read More »

Our latest issue looks at the troubling case of Vicki Logan, a cautionary tale by Dr. Kenneth Liegner. Other topics in this issue: lab tests for Lyme, co-infections, the ILADS guidelines, Dr. Richard Horowitz, patient support groups…and much more. The issue is mailed free... Read More »

The IDSA's Lyme review panel is supposed to consider the "patient perspective." Read More »

The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently announced that it will finally be updating its Lyme disease guidelines. They have opened a 30-day window for the public to comment on their guideline development process. I’ve only had a few days to review their proposal, but I... Read More »

New research suggests that a common allergy medication may be effective in starving and killing the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Read More »

Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Read More »

“The Lyme Altar: A People’s History of Symptoms, Sacrifice and Hope,” a new documentary, focuses on Lyme patients and the doctors who treat them. Read More »

The cover of the latest issue of THE LYME TIMES features entertainers Debbie Gibson and Daryl Hall, who are among the celebrities helping to draw media attention to Lyme disease. Read More »