Lyme Disease
We went hunting for a tick that could kill you
Ticks are usually associated with Lyme disease, but Powassan virus is deadly and our lack of knowledge about it is pretty scary.
The Bizarre Chain of Events That Led to an Unusual Number of Ticks This Summer
Ticks can carry Lyme disease and other pathogens, so be extra cautious.
With The Julie Ruin, Kathleen Hanna Hits Reset
Hanna's most personal record yet is about "finally being able to write songs about my own personal anger, not just about my political anger," she says. "I've really had to relearn how to exist."
Here’s Where Animal Diseases Are Jumping into Humans
Ebola, Zika, SARS, and Lyme disease are just a few of the nearly 1,000 zoonoses that pose a risk to humans.
If You Think You Have Chronic Lyme Disease, Most Doctors Say You're Wrong
The majority of doctors and medical groups say there's no proof "chronic" Lyme disease is real, and they charge that the so-called "Lyme literate" doctors who diagnose and treat it are con-artists and quacks.
The Incredible Comeback of Rocco Baldelli, Baseball's Lost Star
A mystery illness ended the promising baseball career of Rocco Baldelli, except that it didn't. He's still out on the field, this time around as a coach.
The Queer Community Mourns ‘Warrior’ Leslie Feinberg
The author of Stone Butch Blues, one of the only depictions of masculine lesbian life to cross over into mainstream popularity, succumbed to Lyme disease on November 15.
Kathleen Hanna Talks Punk Rock, Death, and Miley Cyrus
Kathleen Hanna has new band called the Julie Ruin and a documentary called The Punk Singer coming out about her life. This seemed like a perfect time to talk with her about feminism, popular music, and her legacy.
The Confusing, Controversial World of Lyme Disease
Lyme is tricky to diagnose and the symptoms can linger for months or years even after treatment, and doctors disagree with each other and activists on the basic facts of the disease. That makes it hard on those who have it.
How Science Lost a PR War and We Lost a Lyme Disease Vaccine
No idea where you live, but here in my current home state of Maryland we have ticks just, like, materializing out of thin air. Merely seeing a spot of grass in the distance makes you tuck your pants into your socks and reach for the Deep Woods Off...