Kirstie Haysman was a fit mom and beauty queen — until Lyme disease forced her to be “bedbound.” The Miss Herfordshire 2015 title holder stayed trim for pageants with high-intensity training, but has since developed excruciating physical pain and fatigue that leaves her unable to leave home, much less her bed. Doctors told Haysman, 34, … Read more
Lyme disease, the notorious illness spread by ticks, has a deadly cousin that’s spreading fast. Doctors are warning that ticks are also rapidly spreading the Powassan virus, which causes a little-known disease that’s incurable and can be deadly. This month, a 58-year-old Maine man died of complications caused by Powassan, the Washington Post reported, marking … Read more
A Lyme disease vaccine could be available soon, Axios reports. Earlier this month, Moderna announced two new development candidates for mRNA vaccines against Lyme disease. Pfizer and Valneva also have a vaccine candidate — VLA15 — that’s already in late-stage clinical trials, but many of their clinical trial participants, including children as young as 5 … Read more
A woman has revealed the shocking moment doctors discovered that she had left her tampon in for two years. Author Melanie Galeaz took to TikTok to raise awareness about the dangers of Toxic Shock Syndrome after revealing her experience with tampon use. The content creator explained that when she was a teenager, she began experiencing pain and … Read more
A 22-year-old Canadian woman struggling with a debilitating case of Lyme disease committed suicide “to free herself from the unbearable pain,” her grieving dad said. “It is with the heaviest of hearts (and still in shock) that I share the tragic news that our sweetheart Amelie (22) took her own life this past Sunday,” Alain … Read more