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Dear Lyme Warrior…Help!

July 7, 2025

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

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Teeing Up Hope: $250,000 Raised at GLA’s Annual Charity Golf & Pickleball Event

June 27, 2025

On Monday, June 9, 2025, more than 110 attendees gathered at Greenwich Country Club for Global Lyme Alliance’s 4th Annual Charity Golf and Inaugural Pickleball Tournament. Despite a rainy forecast, th...

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The Historical Precedence of Lyme Disease Before 1975

June 23, 2025

Understanding Lyme disease's ancient roots and its spread across the U.S. Discover the historical precedence and ongoing impact of this multi-system infection. As part of Lyme Disease Awareness Month ...

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The Night Everything Changed: My Story from Illness to Lyme Diagnosis

June 17, 2025

Elizabeth's journey from a sudden, mysterious illness to a Lyme disease diagnosis highlights resilience and self-advocacy amid chronic illness. It was supposed to be a night to remember, a romantic Va...

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"Lyme Book": Lawrie Barker's Story

June 9, 2025

A devastating tick bite left Lawrie Barker battling Lyme disease and severe health complications. Read her inspiring journey of survival, recovery, and resilience. Living With the Complications of a T...

Dear Lyme Warrior…Help!

Teeing Up Hope: $250,000 Raised at GLA’s Annual Charity Golf & Pickleball Event

The Historical Precedence of Lyme Disease Before 1975

The Night Everything Changed: My Story from Illness to Lyme Diagnosis

"Lyme Book": Lawrie Barker's Story

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A Day of Unity and Action in Washington, D.C.: Reflections from GLA's Vice Chair

December 4, 2024

GLA Vice Chair, Debbie Siciliano, reflects on a transformative day in Washington, D.C., uniting advocates, researchers, and leaders to confront the realities of Lyme disease and demand progress. As I ...

The Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships to Accelerate Progress for Patients

June 23, 2020

GLA’s CEO Scott Santarella shares his insight on how scientific advancements that benefit patients can be accelerated through public-private partnerships, as he witnessed during his previous work in c...

How the New "Maybe It's Lyme" Article Hurts Lyme Patients

July 26, 2019

Is this becoming a trend? Another opinion piece on Lyme disease that dismisses post-treatment and chronic Lyme disease. The author calls these debilitating stages of Lyme an “identity” for people rath...

GLA Letter to Assistant Secretary of Health Re: TBDWG

July 18, 2019

Below is text from the letter sent to the Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding changes to the 2019 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, by GLA Chair...

One Article Cannot Dismiss the Facts About Lyme Disease

July 3, 2019

Updated on July 9 to include link to GLA’s Letter to the Editor that was submitted, and accepted, by The New York Times.

Request for Information: Input on NIH Tick-borne Diseases Strategic Plan

March 14, 2019

Below is a letter from Global Lyme Alliance’s Chief Scientific Officer in response to the NIH’s request for information to their Tick-borne Diseases Strategic Plan

GLA POV: Identifying Vancomycin as an effective antibiotic for killing Borrelia burgdorferi

September 11, 2018

by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA

REMEMBERING ONE OF OUR OWN

September 5, 2018

by Scott Santarella, CEO of Global Lyme Alliance

GLA POV: FDA Clears Quidel Lyme Disease Immunoassay for Sofia 2

March 22, 2018

by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA

GLA Point of View on "First Multiplex Test for Tick-Borne Disease"

March 6, 2018

by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA

GLA Point of View on New Lyme Disease Study

February 2, 2018

by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA

GLA POV: Advances in Serodiagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease

December 22, 2017

by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer Global Lyme Alliance

The Lyme Disease Divide

February 27, 2017

How to Make Sense of Conflicting Lyme Disease Facts

Lyme Disease Prevention Needs Co-Operation, Not Isolation

December 6, 2016

by Hannah Staab and Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., GLA Science Officer

Letter from CEO on Lyme Disease Research Initiatives

July 22, 2016

Global Lyme Alliance CEO Scott Santarella highlights key research initiatives in the 2015-2016 grants cycle.

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