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From The Quiet Epidemic: In the past year, The Quiet Epidemic has been the official selection of 20+ film festivals and had a theatrical run in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada. We receive daily messages from people around the world asking: “How can I watch this... Read More »

A new Lyme disease documentary, I’m not crazy, I’m sick, will be released via paid video-on-demand on May 30. Reports Variety.com: “The project follows three families, as well as WNBA star Elena Delle Donne, battling the disease and the eye-popping costs that... Read More »

From the Tick Boot Camp Podcast: In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Alan McDonald unveils his latest findings, revealing the connections between Lyme disease and an array of serious health issues, including Lewy body dementia, liver damage, leukemia, brain cancer, and even suicide.... Read More »

by Patty Shillington, UMass Amherst As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his team have completed research that offers a promising... Read More »

By Scott LaFee, University of California San Diego Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support a multi-method effort to deeply characterize the microbial, viral, immune and... Read More »

The American Gastroenterological Association has released new clinical guidance to help physicians and patients identify whether unexplained digestive symptoms are due to alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy that is caused by lone star tick bites. The AGA Clinical Practice Update... Read More »

By Rosemary Brandt, University of Arizona Think about ticks and what comes to mind? Perhaps red bull’s-eyes, Lyme disease and the eastern United States. But Arizona is home to a lesser-known tick-borne disease – Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It’s the deadliest... Read More »

From the makers of the Lyme documentary The Quiet Epidemic: The Quiet Epidemic is returning to San Francisco for a screening at the Roxie Theater. Please join us on Sunday, March 26th at 1:00 PM to learn more about tick-borne illness and be a part of the change. This screening is... Read More »

Cases of the tick-borne disease babesiosis increased sharply in some Northeastern states between 2011 and 2019, according to a new CDC report. The agency says the infection is now endemic in three new states: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Previously, the disease was... Read More »