• Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change's impact in North America

    Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change's impact in North America

    Mar 01, 2022 06:14 PM EST

    ... miles across North America and rising temperatures that could foster the spread of diseases by mosquitoes and ticks such as dengue fever, West Nile and Lyme disease. Adaptation will mean considering climate change as a secondary diagnosis for many patients and treating it accordingly, Salas said. In the future, doctors ...

  • LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Henri as it moves toward New England

    LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Henri as it moves toward New England

    Aug 20, 2021 10:37 PM EST

    ... storm is in full force on Sunday," he said. "This storm is extremely worrisome," said Michael Finkelstein, police chief and emergency management director in East Lyme, Connecticut. "We haven't been down this road in quite a while and there's no doubt that we and the rest of New ...

  • Rising number of children struggle with COVID’s effects, especially in Black and Latino communities

    Rising number of children struggle with COVID’s effects, especially in Black and Latino communities

    Jul 23, 2021 10:40 PM EST

    ... it could be the immune system going into overdrive. So, doctors are borrowing treatments used in other post-viral syndromes, like mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr, and Lyme disease, treatments that work best when symptoms are detected early. The quickest way to prevent more of these cases, doctors say, more vaccinations. All ...

  • As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can't predict who is at risk

    As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can't predict who is at risk

    Jun 15, 2021 03:00 PM EST

    ... adolescents,” he said. “We still don’t necessarily know why this happens to some kids and why not all.” The same issues arise with chronic Lyme disease, for reasons that aren’t understood. “Some people, for whatever reason, have this prolonged inflammatory reaction even after the virus and bacteria are ...

  • Why you shouldn’t get a COVID antibody test after a vaccine

    Why you shouldn’t get a COVID antibody test after a vaccine

    Jun 01, 2021 04:34 PM EST

    ... task force recently stated that no routine antibody testing should be performed for fully vaccinated patients with rheumatic illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or lyme disease. “It could be falsely reassuring or falsely alarming, depending on what it shows,” Curtis said.  In a recent small study, Dr. Ghady Haidar ...

  • Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses

    Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses

    Jul 20, 2020 03:39 PM EST

    That could mean more cases of debilitating Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses for local health care systems already feeling the pressure of responding to the coronavirus, he said. “Some of the people going into the woods more now might not be experienced with how to protect themselves in ...

  • US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results

    US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results

    May 09, 2020 07:30 PM EST

    ... used at the White House also takes about 15 minutes. The company said it specializes in testing for diseases and conditions including the flu and Lyme disease. https://youtu.be/RWuPp-90pbQ Quidel stock has more than doubled in value since the beginning of the year, closing Friday at $158 ...

  • Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market

    Fears of ‘Wild West’ as COVID-19 blood tests hit the market

    Apr 12, 2020 03:49 PM EST

    ... look for blood proteins called antibodies, which the body produces days or weeks after fighting an infection. The same approach is used for HIV, hepatitis, Lyme disease, lupus and many other diseases. Because of the relative simplicity of the technology, the Food and Drug Administration decided to waive initial review ...

  • Asian Americans report rise in racist attacks amid pandemic

    Asian Americans report rise in racist attacks amid pandemic

    Apr 01, 2020 10:30 PM EST

    ... Chinese virus. And I mean it. That's where it came from. You know, if you look at Ebola, if you look at all -- or Lyme, right, Lyme, Connecticut, you look at all these different horrible diseases, they seem to come with a name, with a location. And this was ...

  • Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite

    Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite

    Feb 20, 2020 03:25 PM EST

    ... their own models. Google is now working with Brownstein's team on a similar web-based approach for tracking the geographical spread of tick-borne Lyme disease.Scientists are also using big data to model possible routes of early disease transmission. In early January, Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease physician ...