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On February 18-19, Center for Lyme Action will host its annual Virtual Fly-In to connect advocates with their Members of Congress. Last year more than 400 advocates registered for more than 250 meetings with Congress Members. Click here to register. What is the CLA Lyme Fly-in? ... Read More »

From The Quiet Epidemic team: Please join us on Capitol Hill for a special screening of the award-winning Lyme documentary The Quiet Epidemic. Hosted by Senator Richard Blumenthal, it will feature a special appearance by actor Chris Meloni. This presentation is free and open to... Read More »

By Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance has announced the grand opening of the Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE). It provides clinical care for patients with conditions... Read More »

By the Center for Lyme Action Save the date for the 2025 Virtual Lyme Fly-In! Join us to advocate for more federal funding for Lyme & other tick-borne conditions. Calling all advocates passionate about Lyme and tick-borne diseases! Be part of our Virtual Advocacy Day aimed at... Read More »

Penn State College of Medicine News Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022.  And four in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease.... Read More »

The US Department of Health and Human Services will hold a virtual “community engagement” session on October 24, focusing on the mental health and neurological effects of tick-borne diseases. According to the HHS website, “the purpose of this meeting is to... Read More »

You may remember the tragic case of a young woman from Quebec named Amélie Champagne. She took her own life in 2022, after battling Lyme disease for years. The case gained international attention after her father, a prominent Canadian businessman, shared the news on LinkedIn. At... Read More »

Focus on Lyme and Aces Diagnostics Inc. has announced a breakthrough in Lyme disease diagnosis with a new test that detects the disease at all stages, including the crucial first 14 days post-infection, with over 90% accuracy. Aces Diagnostics is developing and manufacturing this... Read More »

By Lisa LaPoint, Tufts University Tufts University researchers have received a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try to answer some of the most vexing questions around chronic Lyme disease. The collaborative team will lead the largest NIH-funded... Read More »