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Why single-dose doxycycline after a tick bite is bad medicine

If you go to the emergency room with a recent tick bite, chances are they'll offer you one dose of doxycycline--and tell you that's all you need to prevent Lyme disease.

Dr. Daniel Cameron explains why that's a terrible idea.

Bipartisan bill will reauthorize Kay Hagan Tick Act. Here's an easy way to contact Congress now.

In 2019, the original Kay Hagan Tick Act authorized Lyme research funding for 5 years. It's now time to renew this important legislation.

Three senators--a Republican, a Democrat, and an Independent--have introduced a bill to do just that.

Click here to urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor this legislation now. (It's easy to do--takes less than a minute.)

California tops Terminix’s list of most tick-infested states

With tick activity hitting alarming highs this summer, the pest control company Terminex has announced its first-ever comprehensive ranking of the Top 25 Most Tick-Infested U.S. States.

“Over My Dead Body”: A ten-year fight for diagnosis, healing, and hope

“I didn’t even know what Lyme was ...but I knew something was terribly wrong.”

The Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast features the author of Over My Dead Body: What I Learned During My Decade-long Journey to Heal from Lyme Disease and Co-infections.

Latest issue of the Lyme Times

We celebrate MyLymeData’s 10th anniversary and highlight its impact in reshaping Lyme disease research.

We also feature news updates and powerful first-person accounts of resilience and recovery from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

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"It took a decade, but we’re changing the military’s response to tick-borne illness"

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