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Press release from the New York State Senate: Senator Sue Serino (Hyde Park) and Senator Kemp Hannon (Nassau) have announced the introduction of legislation aimed at reshaping, and more effectively combating, the fight against Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) ahead of the... Read More »

From the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group website: The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group) is seeking nominations of federal employees and members of the public who are interested in being considered for appointment to one of six subcommittees that are being... Read More »

By Jennifer Hess, Esq. Without question, insurance companies have been disproportionately denying disability claims for Lyme disease in recent years. In our law office alone, we’ve seen a substantial increase in the number of individuals contacting us for help after receiving a... Read More »

On December 11, I was privileged to address the inaugural meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. This panel, established by the 21st Century Cures Act, brings together experts from a variety of disciplines as well as patient representatives, to inform federal... Read More »

Looking for suggestions of useful Lyme-related books? Here are some I personally recommend. All are available from online sources. Many are in e-book format as well. Dr. Richard Horowitz’s book, How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic... Read More »

The first patient advocate to address Monday’s inaugural meeting of the Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group in Washington really knocked our socks off. Air Force Colonel Nicole Malachowski, the first female pilot ever chosen to fly in the elite Thunderbirds, told the panel she will... Read More »

Press release from Tulane University, December 13, 2017: Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced results of two papers published in the peer-reviewed journals PLOS ONE and American Journal of Pathology, that seem to... Read More »

Huffington Post, December 13, 2017: by David Michael Conner Tuesday was the second of the first two-day meeting of the HHS Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. In sum, Monday was largely ceremonial. It began with the non-federal employee members of the Working Group taking... Read More »

From Medscape.com, Dec. 13, 2017: by Alicia Ault Individuals with Lyme disease expressed frustration and anger about what they called the scientific and medical community’s lack of seriousness and compassion about their illness, and delivered a wish list of prevention,... Read More »