News

Baltimore Sun, March 21, 2018: by Andrea K. McDaniels A doctor with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and longtime AIDS researcher who helped found the school’s prestigious Institute of Human Virology has been appointed the new head of the Centers for Disease Control.... Read More »

Whether or not you personally participate in the MyLymeData project, you should be very interested in its results. With more than 10,000 participants, MyLymeData is now the largest study of chronic Lyme disease patients in history. It has gathered information about people with... Read More »

Press release from US Food and Drug Administration, March 6, 2018: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Imugen Babesia microti Arrayed Fluorescent Immunoassay (AFIA), for the detection of antibodies to Babesia microti (B. microti) in human plasma samples, and... Read More »

Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner has resigned her position as a member of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that news, as well as several subcommittee changes on its website. Here’s what was posted: Working Group... Read More »

Recently there has been a significant increase in technological advancements in Lyme research, and we have a lot of women to thank for that. In honor of Women’s History Month, LymeDisease.org salutes some of the women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) who... Read More »

Press release from Charles E Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, March 5, 2018: When does a “delusion” become reality? That question is addressed in the review paper entitled “History of Morgellons Disease: From Delusion to Definition” written by microbiologist Marianne... Read More »

by NPR.org, February 27, 2018 by Courtney Columbus How did a tick that’s native to East Asia make it to rural New Jersey? That’s the question puzzling researchers. The backstory involves a panicky sheep owner, tick-covered humans and a pair of pants stuck in the... Read More »

In October 2017, NBC New York aired a 5-part series called “The Lyme Wars,” interviewing patients, doctors, and research scientists. This week, the station aired an update, focusing on the recent convening of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, and the hope... Read More »

The Maryland General Assembly will hold a hearing next week on HB 880, a bill to require insurance companies to cover treatment for Lyme disease. It is a companion measure to SB 793, which will be considered by the state senate. The measures are officially titled “Health... Read More »