Category: Infectious diseases

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Anchor lead: How can post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome be recognized? Elizabeth Tracey reports Lyme disease sometimes fails to respond to treatment, and may result in a constellation of symptoms that, taken together with the presence of the characteristic rash at …

March 1, 2018 – Post-treatment Lyme Read more »

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Anchor lead: A very specific group of people who’ve had Lyme disease may develop a chronic form, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’ve had Lyme disease or know someone who has, chances are good you also know that some people insist …

February 28, 2018 – Chronic Lyme Read more »

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Anchor lead: What can you do right now to protect yourself from the flu? Elizabeth Tracey reports The flu this year is especially severe, having caused many deaths in both children and adults. What can you do to help protect …

January 24, 2018 – Protecting Yourself Read more »

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Anchor lead: Why is the flu vaccine falling short this year? Elizabeth Tracey reports The flu vaccine is produced in chicken eggs, and takes a long time. That’s one problem with current vaccines according to Andrew Pekosz, a flu expert …

January 23, 2018 – Flu Vaccine Read more »

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Anchor lead: Why is combatting the flu so challenging? Elizabeth Tracey reports The flu season is hard upon us, in spite of the great number of us who receive the flu vaccine each year. What gives? Andrew Pekosz, a flu …

January 22, 2018 – Understanding Flu Read more »