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The Lyme documentary “The Quiet Epidemic” will have a week of Oscar-qualifying screenings at the IFC Center in New York City—with an opening night on Thursday, December 1. According to the filmmakers, “This is a unique opportunity to build buzz around Lyme... Read More »

Dr. Joseph Burrascano, an internationally recognized expert on Lyme and associated diseases, will discuss Bartonella in a Project Lyme webinar on November 1, 5:30 pm Eastern Time. A common co-infection of Lyme disease, Bartonella has been notoriously difficult to diagnose. He... Read More »

On October 18, psychiatrist Rosalie Greenberg will discuss the link between tick-borne illness, depression, anxiety, and suicide in children and young adults. Her online presentation is part of the Lyme Impact Series sponsored by PA Lyme. The event is scheduled from 7-8:30 pm,... Read More »

From the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation: LymeMIND 2022 returns on Saturday, November 5th at 1 PM, Eastern Time. Watch innovative panel discussions on topics including the future of Lyme diagnostics, patient advocacy, clinician education, access to care and Lyme disease... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working group continued work on its upcoming Report to Congress. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the meetings. Scroll down for her play-by-play account of Day 2’s proceedings. (Click here for Day 1’s summary.) Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met online to finalize details of its upcoming Report to Congress. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. Scroll down to see what happened on Oct. 4. Click here to see Day 2’s summary.   Read More »

“The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, by Meghan O’Rourke, has been named a finalist for the National Book Award for non-fiction. It draws from her experience living with Lyme and other chronic illnesses and from interviews with doctors, public health experts and... Read More »

The Center for Lyme Action (CLA), a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., lobbies on behalf of the Lyme community. Its goal is to expand federal funding for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Here’s CLA’s latest message about what’s happening in Congress. Dear Lyme... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group still has important ground to cover before it closes down at the end of 2022. The panel next meets on October 4 and 5. The public can watch online. During this meeting, the TBDWG will review updates to the draft chapters, review... Read More »