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From journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer on Facebook: LYME LAWSUIT UPDATE: I won’t soft sell this. The Torrey lawsuit plaintiffs have agreed to drop the case against the six so-called physician-panelists who greatly influenced Lyme disease care: Raymond J. Dattwyler, John J.... Read More »

One-year-old Gino Pahl has been under sedation in the intensive care unit of a Minnesota hospital for the last week. He’s fighting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an infection transmitted by a common wood tick. “It’s so new a lot of the people we meet [at the... Read More »

Three Congressional representatives have introduced the Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act. The bipartisan legislation would raise funds for the research and development of treatments for Lyme and tick-borne diseases. The bill would create a postage stamp to supplement... Read More »

Former “Bachelorette” winner Ryan Sutter says he has finally identified the mystery illness that has plagued him over the last year. It’s Lyme disease–and a whole lot more. He made the announcement on his wife Trista Sutter’s podcast “Better... Read More »

A special collection of articles curated by scientists at the CDC has been published in the Journal of Medical Entomology. The articles, written by a variety of experts in the field, focus on the rise of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the United States. They are freely... Read More »

On May 12, 2021, Lyme advocate Bruce Fries sent the following letter to Dr. Barbara Alexander, President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dear Dr. Alexander, I am writing to request that IDSA remove an inaccurate statement about the transmission of Lyme disease from... Read More »

The CDC recently increased its estimate of annual cases of Lyme disease in the United States, from 300,000 to 476,000. However, a close look at the data shows that agency still undercounts Lyme cases–in some regions quite drastically. The Spring 2021 issue of the Lyme Times... Read More »

by Samantha Watters, University of Maryland The University of Maryland (UMD) has received new funding from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to develop novel therapeutic strategies that have the potential to stop infection from Lyme disease pathogens before it begins.... Read More »

Many towns, counties and states have issued proclamations for Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Asking your elected officials for this kind of support is a good way to focus attention on the risks of tick-borne diseases in your locality. We are especially honored to see this one from... Read More »