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In early October, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)—you know, the Lyme denialists, the ones who insist chronic Lyme doesn’t exist, who make it so difficult even for patients with acute Lyme to get properly diagnosed and treated, who make it easy for your insurance... Read More »

From Buzzfeed, August 3, 2015 by Ana Saldamando There’s no way to explain illness to someone who hasn’t been ill. Like, seriously ill. It’s like saying “Enjoy your youth” to a teenager. And you can only say “I feel like I’m dying” so many times before it falls on deaf ears — and... Read More »

From the Alabama Lyme Disease Association, August 3, 2015: Today many Lyme patients and their families had the opportunity to speak before the Alabama Study Commission on Tick-Borne Illnesses at the Alabama State House. There was standing-room only, and the meeting room was at... Read More »

Lyme Action Network, a New York-based advocacy group, has developed an eight-page newspaper insert with information about tick-borne diseases. Titled “Learn the Facts,” it was included in the Post Star in Glen Falls on Sunday, Aug. 2, and is scheduled for the... Read More »

Yahoo Women’s Health, August 2, 2015 After you get home from a glorious summer hike, you probably do a few things: post photos of the great outdoors to Instagram, take a quick shower, and chow down on some post-workout snacks. But if checking yourself for ticks isn’t a part... Read More »

From the Ridgefield Press, July 31, 2015: By Macklin K. Reid The BLAST Lyme disease program — a mostly volunteer prevention effort started in Ridgefield, and based here — has received state financing to advance awareness of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. The... Read More »

Press release, July 31, 2015: Logan McCulloch, a Lyme disease survivor and avid hiker, will ride his bike from Kentucky to California, starting this morning at 10AM, as part of his “Trek for Truth” public awareness When the CDC issued a Lyme disease alert for 17 states earlier... Read More »

From the Alabama Lyme Disease Association, July 29, 2015: Alabama Study Commission on Tick-Borne Illnesses to hold Public Hearing for Alabama citizens impacted by tick-borne illnesses The Alabama Study Commission on Tick Borne Illnesses will host a Public Hearing Monday, August... Read More »

From Earth Island Journal, July 28, 2015 by John Soltes As climates change, ticks spread farther north, harming dogs and humans A few weeks ago, on a pleasantly cool day, this reporter and his dog, an Alaskan malamute named Bear, headed for a small set of trails in an area of... Read More »