Public Health
It’s Time to Get Serious about Tick-Borne Diseases
The U.S. vanquished malaria and beat back AIDS, but Lyme and other illnesses are raging unchecked
Stories by Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Public Health
When Lyme Disease Strikes an Unborn Child
A mom can pass the pathogen to her fetus—but the World Health Organization has removed “congenital Lyme disease” from its definitive diagnostic reference
Public Health
In the Battle against Lyme Disease, the Ticks Are Winning
The illness is still widely and falsely believed, even by doctors, to be easy to diagnose and readily treatable
Public Health
Lyme Time Is upon Us Again
The arrival of spring means we need to start being careful outside—in more places than ever
