• Justin Timberlake announces he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease

    Justin Timberlake announces he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease

    Aug 01, 2025 12:25 AM EDT

    ... is more powerful than your unconditional love. You are my heart and my home. I’m on my way.” About Lyme disease Exactly how often Lyme disease strikes isn’t clear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites insurance records suggesting 476,000 people are treated for Lyme disease ...

  • What more can be done to treat Lyme disease and its potential long-term effects

    What more can be done to treat Lyme disease and its potential long-term effects

    May 19, 2024 09:35 PM EDT

    ... the NIH was 18 years ago, and there's never been a clinical trial funded to explore overlapping tick-borne infections. When we say chronic Lyme in many cases, people are infected with more than just Lyme. And that may be why they're not getting better with this short ...

  • Lyme disease cases rose in 2022 due to change in reporting requirements

    Lyme disease cases rose in 2022 due to change in reporting requirements

    Feb 15, 2024 09:36 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year ...

  • What you need to know to stay safe from ticks and Lyme disease this summer

    What you need to know to stay safe from ticks and Lyme disease this summer

    Jun 10, 2023 09:35 PM EDT

    Dr. Linden Hu: Absolutely. And these ticks that carry Lyme disease also carry five other diseases. Most of those don't have anything as characteristic as the rash of Lyme disease. So what you have to be watching out for are fevers, chills, muscle aches, things like that happen in ...

  • Why Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are on the rise

    Why Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are on the rise

    Feb 09, 2022 10:02 PM EDT

    ... might be forgiven if they’re less vigilant about checking for ticks after a hike. But in fact, the Golden State is not free of Lyme disease. In one study of the San Francisco Bay Area, researchers found Borrelia anywhere they were able to collect at least 10 ticks. (Lyme ...

  • Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?

    Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease?

    Sep 12, 2017 11:21 PM EDT

    ... JOHN YANG: But first: Lyme disease is on the rise. It's being spread by a growing tick population and has become a particular problem for the Massachusetts islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. But an MIT scientist thinks he might have a long-term solution, and it ...

  • 4 things you should know about ticks and Lyme disease this summer

    4 things you should know about ticks and Lyme disease this summer

    Jul 31, 2017 09:03 PM EDT

    Tick season is in full swing, and with it comes Lyme disease. More than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease, a bacteria spread by a family of hard-bodied ticks such as the deer tick, are reported to the Centers for Disease Control every year, though two recent studies put ...

  • Dogs can get a Lyme disease vaccine. Why can’t humans?

    Dogs can get a Lyme disease vaccine. Why can’t humans?

    Jun 28, 2017 11:26 PM EDT

    ... samples from Lyme suffers. In 1975, Steere was the investigator who first connected the dots between a cluster of children with symptoms of arthritis in Lyme, Connecticut, and what came to be known as Lyme disease. DR. ALLEN STEERE, Massachusetts General Hospital: My career has largely been focused on the ...

  • Column: Can scientists predict a bad Lyme disease season?

    Column: Can scientists predict a bad Lyme disease season?

    Apr 07, 2017 05:06 PM EDT

    ... a reminder that spring follows winter, sure as can be. Good science aims to discern patterns that are less obvious, and one fascinating idea about Lyme disease is poised to be put to the test. Spring is always welcome, but to anyone who lives in this part of the country ...

  • Why finding a solution to control Lyme disease isn’t simple

    Why finding a solution to control Lyme disease isn’t simple

    Apr 05, 2017 11:20 PM EDT

    f the deer population in suburbia and the rapid rise of Lyme disease are warning signs of an ecosystem out of balance. The hunt for solutions won't be cheap, easy or fast. Miles O'Brien, the PBS NewsHour, Milton, Massachusetts.