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From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease diagnoses rose 357 percent in rural areas and 65 percent in urban areas. [Editor’s note: “claim lines” are not the same as individual Lyme cases. A claim line is a request for insurance... Read More »

In a new Netflix documentary, “Not Just a Girl,” country pop mega-star Shania Twain discloses details of her harrowing experience with Lyme disease. The July 26 release of the film has prompted a lot of media coverage about the Canadian-born singer of such hits as... Read More »

National Geographic, July 21, 2022 By Sharon Guynup Nicole Malachowski is a powerful woman. After graduating from the U.S Air Force Academy, she became an F-15E fighter pilot who flew missions in Iraq, commander of the 333rd Fighter Squadron, and the first female pilot in the... Read More »

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill creating a tax checkoff for Lyme and tick-borne disease education, research and prevention. This allows taxpayers to voluntarily contribute to a fund dedicated to bolstering work in this field. The bipartisan legislation,... Read More »

Kristina Bauer gave the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m Kristina Bauer, Executive Director of Texas Lyme Alliance,  mom of four gestational Lyme kids. This is my fourth opportunity to address Congress and... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met for two days this week. Scroll down to see how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the second day, July 20. (Click here to read Day #1’s tweet summary.)   Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings this week. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. Scroll down for her tweet-summary of July 19–Day #1. (Click here for Day #2’s tweets.)   Read More »

Kathleen Wallace gave the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I have been an active listener and participant in public comment since inception of the Tick Borne Disease Working Group. I thank each of you for your hard work and dedication.... Read More »

Jeff Crater delivered the following public comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on July 19. I’m Jeff Crater, Co-founder and Board Member of the Center for Lyme Action, a 501 C4 based in Washington DC and established in 2019 to increase federal funding for Lyme disease... Read More »