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In the Media

06/07/2023

Jacksonville Lyme disease patients say they had to ask a dozen times for a test

There is a history of misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of tick-borne diseases across the country, but especially in Florida. Dr. Kerry Clark of UNF states that tests are not sensitive enough and cases are getting missed. In addition to testing issues, doctors in Florida don't consider tick-borne disease as a part of their clinical evaluation, leading one woman to a dozen different doctors before figuring out what was wrong with her child. Project Lyme board member Melissa Bell joined ABC News Jacksonville on Wednesday morning to support these claims with her own son's story of misdiagnosis and illness

In the Media

05/18/2023

Passing Down Lyme Disease

Isabel Rose's article on congenital Lyme disease featured in the East Hampton Star.

In the Media

09/21/2022

Harvard New Lyme Wellness Initiative Publishes Survey on Awareness and Prevention

Harvard conducted an online survey to gauge what the public does and does not know about Lyme disease and ways to prevent it, also asking questions to see whether they act on that knowledge. They received 4,099 responses.

In the Media

05/16/2022

Charles Ray Jones, Innovative Lyme Pediatrician, Passes Away at Age 93

Project Lyme mourns the passing of pediatric Lyme specialist, Dr. Charles Ray Jones. This is a profound loss for the Lyme community and for those whose lives he touched. In particular, his dedication to healing kids with Lyme and co-infections gave countless children a future.

In the Media

02/24/2022

Update for Patients and Practitioners: The ICD-11 and Lyme Borreliosis

Nearly a half-million persons contract Lyme disease annually in the US; learn how the new medical codes in ICD-11 recognize persistent, congenital, and potentially fatal complications from this illness.

In the Media

10/07/2021

Flightpath Licenses the First Antibiotic that Selectively Kills Lyme Disease Spirochetes

Since 2018, Project Lyme has granted over $1 million to Bay Area Lyme Foundation to support their rigorous scientific agenda. Project Lyme is excited to have contributed to many multi-year research projects which Bay Area Lyme manages. A portion of the money Project Lyme raised at our 2020 Gala was used to fund a recent study with Flightpath Biosciences, Inc. Yesterday, they announced a newly licensed antibiotic that selectively kills Lyme Disease spirochetes. They are developing a narrow-spectrum antimicrobial therapeutic that can kill the bacteria causing Lyme disease without destroying the gut microbiome or contributing to the global Antimicrobial Resistance problem which has been associated with increased risk of chronic diseases.

In the Media

09/28/2021

Project Lyme Harnesses the Power of Public Service Announcements to Showcase the Harsh Realities of Lyme Disease

Project Lyme is excited to announce our new public service announcements (PSAs). This multi-platform campaign spotlights patients’ firsthand experiences to educate the public about the rising threat of Lyme disease.

In the Media

09/20/2021

Public Service Announcement

Project Lyme is excited to announce our new public service announcements (PSAs). This multi-platform campaign spotlights patients’ firsthand experiences to educate the public about the rising threat of Lyme disease.

In the Media

09/17/2021

What Lurks in the Woods

Life was going well for Nicole Bell and her husband Russ, both successful engineers and entrepreneurs… until Russ started experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline. They visited doctor after doctor and were told it was Alzheimer’s disease, but the root cause turned out to be something they never expected—tick-borne disease. In her soon-to-be-released memoir What Lurks in the Woods (October 2021), Nicole describes her harrowing investigation into her husband’s mysterious illness in hopes that it will help others who are dealing with bizarre chronic symptoms to find the cause before it’s too late. Nicole graciously sat down for a (virtual) interview with Project Lyme about her book and her heartfelt message to the chronic illness community.