List of LDA Newsletters
Wishing you good times, good cheer, a healthy New Year! All of us at the Lyme Disease Association (LDA) thank you for your support in 2018. Let’s continue to work together in 2019 to find a cure. Lyme Disease Association: Volunteers in Action—Stop Lyme 12/30/2018 When Deciding on Year End Giving, Check […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES November 2018 DONATE TO LDA ON FACEBOOK ON TUESDAY DOUBLES YOUR SUPPORT FOR LYME/TBD! In support of #GivingTuesday on November 27, 2018, Facebook partners with PayPal to match donations made on Facebook to eligible US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The Lyme Disease Association Inc. (LDA), a 501(c) (3), began locally in […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES November 2018 2017 Tick-Borne Disease Numbers are Out: The News is Not Good Although the numbers of tick-borne diseases have been out several days on CDC’s Wonder platform, a new data set format for tick-borne diseases has just been introduced today by CDC for 2017. It includes much pertinent information including […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES October 2018 NBC 10 News Features Two Chronic Lyme Patients & LDA/Columbia Conference The Lyme Disease Association/Columbia University’s upcoming Lyme CME scientific conference received TV coverage on NBC 10 News Rhode Island, on October 22, 2018. The segment, Health Check: Raising Awareness about Tick-Borne Diseases, was reported by Barbara Morse […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES September 2018 Educate Your Doctors! Publicize the Lyme Conference Help ensure that our doctors and others are educated about Lyme and tick-borne diseases. The Lyme Disease Association & Columbia University’s 19th annual CME scientific conference, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases: Turning the Corner Through Research, will be held October […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES August 2018 Deadline Aug. 15: Early Discount LDA/Columbia Lyme Conf. Registrations & Scholarship Applications! Discount Registration & Scholarship application ends August 15 for nineteenth annual Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Turning the Corner Through Research conference, jointly provided by Columbia University & Lyme Disease Association, Inc., Providence RI, October 27, 28, […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES June 2018 HHS TBD Working Group: 6th Meeting The sixth meeting of the Health & Human Services (HHS) Tick-Borne Disease (TBD) Working Group took place on-line on June 21, 2018. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss and vote on any new recommendations and on any wording changes that were […]
May Lyme Disease Awareness Month LDA NEWS & UPDATES May 2018 Congressman Smith Introduces: National Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Control & Accountability Act of 2018 The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) announced the introduction of HR 5900,* “National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018’’ into the US House of Representatives […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES April 2018 Longhorned Ticks Survived the NJ Winter: Invasive Species May Be Established The Lyme Disease Association reports that on April 17, 2018, a new tick species to the U.S. has been confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory to have wintered over in NJ, and it may now be an […]
LDA NEWS & UPDATES March 2018 FDA Approves Tests to Screen Blood supply for Babesia The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first tests to screen human plasma and whole blood samples for the Babesia parasite species, Babesia Microti (B. Microti), the main species that causes infection in the United States. Click […]