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The National Guidelines Clearinghouse–a federal database that provides treatment information to health care professionals and insurance companies–has removed the IDSA Lyme disease treatment guidelines from its website recently. This means that the only Lyme disease... Read More »

On February 13, LymeDisease.org CEO Lorraine Johnson will give a speech at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in Washington DC. The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publishes the prestigious... Read More »

On February 1, 2016, Lorraine Johnson, CEO of LymeDisease.org, explained details of the MyLymeData project on radio station KZYX. Listen to the interview here. Read More »

  Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for. Here’s our Lyme gratitude list for this Thanksgiving season.       Celebrities shine spotlight on Lyme Singer Avril Lavigne‘s birthday... Read More »

From the Ticked Off Music Fest: While Hawaii’s recent dengue fever outbreak has caused beaches to close and stores to sell out of mosquito repellent, a different disease is causing pain and suffering for island residents. Heather Cameron from Kauai was infected on the mainland... Read More »

Singer Avril Lavigne, who was diagnosed with Lyme disease over a year ago, has been raising funds to help others facing the illness. Her charity, The Avril Lavigne Foundation, recently donated more than $60,000 to the Lymelight Foundation, which provides treatment grants to... Read More »

LymeDisease.org today announced the launch of MyLymeData, a first-of-its-kind national patient-powered research project aimed at improving the quality of care for Lyme disease patients. The MyLymeData registry allows patients to pool their health information through a secure... Read More »

“Never, never, back down and don’t be afraid to stand up for what you know is right with respect to Lyme Disease diagnosis and treatment.” — Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr. MD, the 2015 recipient of the Research Award in Remembrance of John Drulle for his... Read More »

When the Infectious Diseases Society of America opened its annual conference in San Diego yesterday, attendees were greeted with the sight of a mobile billboard sponsored by LymeDisease.org. The truck, bearing the message “IDSA Lyme Guidelines destroy lives.... Read More »