Oct 23, 2019 | A Lyme Disease Overview with Dr. John Aucott, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director, Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center LISTEN TO CONSTANT WONDER PODCAST HERE
Oct 9, 2019 | NIH Strategic Plan for Tickborne Disease Research Written in response to the 2018 HHS Tick Borne Disease Working Group Report to Congress READ NIH PLAN
September 2019 | Lyme Disease is Baffling, Even to Experts, But new insights are at last accumulating. This Atlantic article delineates how fiercely contested Lyme disease can be and explains that inadequate diagnostics as well as the intricate roles of immune dysfunction, inflammation, autoimmunity, and possible pathogen persistence are at the heart of the controversy. When Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center Director, John Aucott, MD, is asked about the human immune response to a Lyme disease infection he responds, “Our research shows the immune response is highly variable”. READ ATLANTIC ARTICLE HERE
September 20, 2019 | Why patients are caught in the battle over treating chronic Lyme disease Interview with Dr. John Aucott, Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center LISTEN HERE to CDC Radio.
August 30, 2019 | Computer-Aided Identification of Lyme Disease Rashes Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center along with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developed a deep learning algorithm to analyze photos of rashes to improve preliminary Lyme disease diagnoses. READ HOPKINS MEDICINE INSIGHT ARTICLE HERE
July 3, 2019 | Washington is an Epicenter of Lyme Disease. How some locals are fighting back. Listento Dr. Aucott and other experts on the Kojo Nnamdi Show HERE.
May 9, 2019 | Doctors missed her Lyme disease for 15 years – now this woman is chronically ill Stephanie Tait’s 15 years of misdiagnosed Lyme disease led to debilitating illness, including permanent heart and neurological damage. Her pain and fatigue were not taken seriously, which is a complaint shared by many women. John Aucott, MD, explains why Lyme disease is complicated and difficult to diagnose. STORY FEATURED ON NBC TODAY
April 17, 2019 | Long-underfunded Lyme disease research gets an injection of money- and ideas NIH is soliciting prevention proposals in tickborne diseases. READ SCIENCEMAG ARTICLE HERE
February 2, 2019 | New Scan Technique Reveals Brain Inflammation Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome Insights from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Newsroom HERE
November 2018 | TBDWG Report to Congress John Aucott, MD, served as Chairman of the HHS Tick Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) in 2017 and 2018. The TBDWG submitted a report to HHS Secretary and Congress in November 2018 that identified gaps and provided recommendations for the federal response to tick-borne disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and research. The report highlighted areas for improvements in policy and resources to better address the growing tick-borne disease health crisis. READ REPORT TO CONGRESS
November 14, 2018 | Tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease hit record highs in the US, CDC says. Experts say the real burden of tick-borne infection is probably 10x what’s reported. NBC NEWS STORY HERE
May 2, 2018 | LYME DISEASE| A Personal Journey Learn more about Lyme disease from experts, including Dr. Aucott WATCH FOX BALTIMORE REPORT HERE
February 22, 2018 | Hope in the Lyme Wars NBC features the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center’s cutting-edge lab as well as Dr. Aucott’s leadership role as Chair of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. WATCH NBC REPORT HERE
February 6, 2018 | What is Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome? The Controversial Condition Finally Has a Definition, Thanks to New Research New research from Johns Hopkins, published in Frontiers In Medicine, is an important validation of patients persistent Lyme disease symptoms. This research “proves not just that post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome exists, but that being unable to test for it doesn’t mean it’s not there.”- Bustle.com READ ARTICLE HERE
February 2, 2018 | Severe, lingering symptoms seen in some patients after Lyme disease treatment Johns Hopkins researchers find evidence of prolonged fatigue, depression, and pain for some patients READ JOHNS HOPKINS HUB REPORT HERE
October 25, 2017 | How Scientists are Working to Understand Lyme Disease Cutting edge science provides hope. Research at the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center is vital. WATCH NBC REPORT HERE
April 7, 2017 | Controlling the Lyme Disease Epidemic A Science Friday interview with Dr. Aucott LISTEN HERE
July 31, 2017 | PBS NEWS HOUR with Dr. Aucott 4 things you should know about ticks and Lyme Disease LEARN HERE Other pbs news hour info on Lyme Disease LEARN HERE
December 2015 | A TICKING TIMEBOMB: When Lyme Disease Doesn’t Really Go Away LEARN MORE from the Center for Innovative Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine
July 6, 2015 | The Mystery of Chronic Lyme Disease Some patients continue to have severe symptoms for years, and experts are divided on the cause. Dr. Aucott explains efforts to identify the onset of the disease. READ WSJ ARTICLE HERE
July 8, 2015 | It’s Lyme Disease Season: What to know about Contracting, Diagnosing and Treating the Disease Dr. Aucott Interviewed on the Diane Rehm Show LISTEN HERE
