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From the ILADS Facebook page: The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) is running a powerful public awareness campaign to highlight the importance of doctor-patient relationships in the treatment of Lyme and other chronic diseases. The campaign debuted this... Read More »

For the first time, Nebraska state health officials have acknowledged “definitive evidence” of Lyme disease acquired locally in their state. Two people bitten by ticks in Thurston County were subsequently diagnosed with Lyme disease. In response, health officials... Read More »

In a recent study, US and Danish researchers report that patients who received a hospital diagnosis of Lyme disease—inpatient, outpatient, or at the ER—had a 28 percent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide post-infection, compared to... Read More »

You can now watch–or re-watch–presentations from October 2021’s LymeMIND conference. Among the speakers are Dr. Brian Fallon of Columbia University, Dr. John Aucott of Johns Hopkins, Dr. Monica Embers of Tulane, and Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt of North Carolina State.... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Dear Lyme Advocate: It’s almost that time of the year again! The Center for Lyme Action is organizing our 2022 Virtual Lyme Fly-in on February 22-23, 2022. This is a great opportunity for you to meet with your Congressional representatives and... Read More »

By Isobel Ronai, Columbia University Justin Bieber, Shania Twain, Amy Schumer, Avril Lavigne, Ben Stiller and Kelly Osbourne are just six of the millions of people who report that they have suffered from Lyme disease, an illness that costs the U.S. more than $3 billion annually.... Read More »

By Andaleeb Sajid, National Institutes of Health A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could prevent these bugs from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases to people, according to a recent study my... Read More »

Dr. Raphael Stricker, a San Francisco internist and hematologist, is an internationally recognized leader in tick-borne disease diagnosis and treatment. He is also a board member of LymeDisease.org. Dr. Stricker recently delivered a recorded overview of tick-borne diseases to the... Read More »

By Patrick Varine, TribLive.com State agriculture officials have had it with Japanese barberry. After considering it previously in 2018, Pennsylvania officials have added the invasive shrub to their list of noxious weeds, and merchants will not be permitted to sell it by the fall... Read More »