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WNBC-TV in New York looks at the frustrating case of Julia Bruzzese, a wheelchair –bound 12-year-old who was blessed by the Pope during his US visit in September. She has since been diagnosed with Lyme disease and has started treatment. But, citing the IDSA Lyme guidelines, her... Read More »

PennLive.com, the online affiliate of the Patriot-News, has published a major feature article about the launching of MyLymeData. The Dec. 3, 2015 article, by reporter Carolyn Kimmel, interviews Upper Allen Township resident Ruth Zook, who suffered debilitating symptoms after... Read More »

From People.com: BY AILI NAHAS AND AARON COUCH 12/02/2015 AT 09:30 AM EST Yolanda Foster’s ongoing health crisis took a toll on her marriage to David. The couple, who announced Tuesday they will be divorcing, began growing apart following the Real Housewives of Beverly... Read More »

Huffington Post, November 29, 2015: By Tyler Sinclair Kendall Dear Lyme disease, I’m not angry. But I admit you made me miserable. You sneakily rushed through my veins. Anonymous, without a name, you tortured me for months. I didn’t know who you were or where you came... Read More »

by Traci Badalucco, Medill News Service, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 24, 2015 In her disease ecology lab in College Station, Sarah Hamer, peering through a microscope, examines the newest addition to her expansive vector collection — an exotic tick the size of a poppy seed, typically... 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 »

Poughkeepsie Journal, Nov. 25, 2015 In New York’s Hudson Valley, it’s hard to go outside without stepping on an acorn. Oaks have ‘boom and bust’ acorn production cycles. In lean years, trees produce a handful of nuts. In boom years, acorns seem to rain down from the sky. We are... Read More »

An article in Entomology Today explains how even ticks who don’t bite humans–including one called I. affinis–play a role in the spread of Lyme disease. By Meredith Swett Walker, Nov. 23, 2015: Although I. affinis doesn’t bite humans, it is the “primary... 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 »