Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised a renewed focus on the “diagnostic efforts” for tick-borne Lyme disease, describing it on Dec. 15 as an “invisible” illness that he claims has been ...

A federal investigation will examine if the U.S. military weaponized ticks with Lyme disease during the Cold War. The investigation was prompted by an amendment from U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., ...

U.S. president Donald Trump is expected to sign a defense bill this week that orders a government watchdog to probe a conspiracy theory—promoted by the country’s secretary of health and human services ...

Health Secretary RFK Jr. wants to put more effort into researching Lyme Disease. RFK Jr. said previous administrations have ignored Lyme Disease. "Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, ...

Claims that Lyme disease was developed as a military bioweapon and escaped from a government lab are flatly contradicted by decades of scientific evidence -- despite what federal regulators have ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday pledged more federal attention and resources aimed at fighting Lyme disease, with a focus on the views of patients and ...

New data for Valneva and Pfizer's experimental vaccine for Lyme disease – the furthest ahead in clinical testing – have bolstered the case for the shot as the results of a phase 3 programme are ...

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Lyme disease (borreliosis) incidence continues to increase despite a growing knowledge of primary and secondary prevention strategies. Primary prevention aims to reduce the risk of tick exposure and ...

A Scottish company is helping to regrow forests with specially-made mushroom pellets, using the “superpowers” of fungi. Teams ...

Aug. 15, 2025 Arizona State University scientists have unveiled NasRED, a revolutionary one-drop blood test that can detect diseases like COVID-19, Ebola, HIV, and Lyme with incredible speed and ...