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  • Brantford General Hospital front doors and cool roofline with many windows.
    Co-infections | For Physicians

    It’s not just Lyme disease you have to watch out for. Other tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in Canada

    ByEmmett Shane September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

    Ontario physicians call for heightened awareness after treating rare case of anaplasmosis.

    Read More It’s not just Lyme disease you have to watch out for. Other tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in CanadaContinue

  • Two doctors stand shoulder to should looking at us in their white coats and stethoscopes.
    Updates

    Notes from the front line: Family doctors speak out about the challenges of Lyme disease

    ByEmmett Shane July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

    Physicians point to rising case counts, primary care shortages, difficult diagnoses and limited treatments.

    Read More Notes from the front line: Family doctors speak out about the challenges of Lyme diseaseContinue

  • No, it’s not all in your head: How a new report could be a massive game changer for long Lyme sufferers
    For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Research

    No, it’s not all in your head: How a new report could be a massive game changer for long Lyme sufferers

    ByEmmett Shane July 8, 2025July 10, 2025

    Top U.S. experts warn of an ‘urgent need to identify and develop safe and effective treatments.’

    Read More No, it’s not all in your head: How a new report could be a massive game changer for long Lyme sufferersContinue

  • A montage of photos in black and white showing Jim Wilson in various contexts.
    News from CanLyme

    Vision, passion and tireless work: A tribute to Jim Wilson, the founder of CanLyme

    ByEmmett Shane June 23, 2025July 30, 2025

    Wilson was a ‘fearless Lyme warrior’ who championed the rights of patients, CanLyme’s president says.

    Read More Vision, passion and tireless work: A tribute to Jim Wilson, the founder of CanLymeContinue

  • DNA samples in a microtitre plate, which is widely used in biobanks for storage and screening of samples.
    Education | Research | Updates

    How biobanks are revolutionizing medical research — and why Canada needs one for Lyme disease

    ByEmmett Shane June 10, 2025June 11, 2025

    Lyme disease is a rapidly evolving problem in Canada that won’t just disappear, CanLyme expert warns.

    Read More How biobanks are revolutionizing medical research — and why Canada needs one for Lyme diseaseContinue

  • A long, uphill, winding path takes us deeper into the forest.
    Updates

    Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Canada: Some big wins but major challenges lie ahead

    ByEmmett Shane May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

    There’s more awareness of tick-borne illnesses and promising research but progress has been slow.

    Read More Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Canada: Some big wins but major challenges lie aheadContinue

  • Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image of Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria.
    Research

    Lyme disease is difficult to detect. But a new device could make it almost as easy as taking your temperature

    ByEmmett Shane April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

    CanLyme’s Dr. Vett Lloyd and Dr. Anna Ignaszak studying tiny biosensor to detect bacteria in patients’ urine.

    Read More Lyme disease is difficult to detect. But a new device could make it almost as easy as taking your temperatureContinue

  • Two women walk down the hall in a large research facility.
    Education | For Physicians | Research

    It’s all in your head: Medical gaslighting a common problem for women, including those with Lyme, study finds

    ByEmmett Shane March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

    Health-care professionals often don’t listen to their female patients, researchers say.

    Read More It’s all in your head: Medical gaslighting a common problem for women, including those with Lyme, study findsContinue

  • A woman stands in a courtyard, pregnant, happy in the glowing light of the late afternoon.
    For Physicians | Research

    Lyme’s effect on pregnant women and their babies has largely been ignored by researchers, report warns

    ByEmmett Shane March 10, 2025March 12, 2025

    ‘Future large-scale prospective studies are warranted,’ authors say.

    Read More Lyme’s effect on pregnant women and their babies has largely been ignored by researchers, report warnsContinue

  • Reuben Kaufman, as seen in various locations across Europe, smiling, eating desserts, and having a great time.
    Updates

    ‘A great scientist’ and a ‘fun guy to talk to’: A tribute to Reuben Kaufman 

    ByEmmett Shane February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

    World renowned expert on ticks retires after nearly 20 years on CanLyme board.

    Read More ‘A great scientist’ and a ‘fun guy to talk to’: A tribute to Reuben Kaufman Continue

  • Two maps of US counties where ticks are surveilled, are overlayed onto a beautiful forested hill and grassy foreground.
    For Physicians | Government | Prevention | Research

    The U.S. is improving its tick surveillance programs. But they still paint an incomplete picture as Lyme cases mount

    ByEmmett Shane February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

    Mapping of disease-causing ticks is ‘currently insufficient,’ new report says.

    Read More The U.S. is improving its tick surveillance programs. But they still paint an incomplete picture as Lyme cases mountContinue

  • Mount Allison campus stretches across the background on a summer day, with Mario Levesque smiling happily in the foreground.
    Updates

    Meet Mario Levesque, a tireless advocate for patients living with long Lyme

    ByEmmett Shane January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

    Professor of Public Policy and Canadian Politics joins CanLyme’s advisory board.

    Read More Meet Mario Levesque, a tireless advocate for patients living with long LymeContinue

  • View of the parliament buildings in Ottawa over the river, at night, with a cloudy, moody sky.
    Updates

    Federal government still not listening to Lyme sufferers

    ByEmmett Shane November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

    Public health agency shelves report.

    Read More Federal government still not listening to Lyme sufferersContinue

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