Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment. At ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated are not uncommon - a 2022 study found that 14% of patients who were diagnosed and treated early with antibiotic therapy would still develop ...

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated are not uncommon—a 2022 study found that 14% of patients who were ...

Lyme disease is the fastest-grown vector-borne illness in the United States, with over 476,000 new cases annually, according to the Global Lyme Alliance, a national not-for-profit organization whose ...

An urgent warning has been given to dog owners about a common - yet potentially devastating - disease that can spread to ...

It's vital to know the symptoms of Lyme disease so it can be caught and treated early - here's how to spot ticks and the ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from ...

Common symptoms of a struggling liver include jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain and fevers, but there can be other less-suspecting, milder signs, such as rashes, itchy skin and a reddened face.