The 2020 Report to Congress is here! Since 2016, the federally-appointed Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has released a bi-annual Report to Congress. In this report, we are encouraged to see much needed attention on the lesser known tick-borne conditions such…
Join TBC United CoFounders, Dr. Jennifer Platt And Beth Carrison As They Discuss Holistic Health Options For Tick-Borne Conditions With Dr. Bill Rawls When: Jan 28, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Dr. Rawls is an OB-GYN and…
And that's a wrap! Despite all the challenges of 2020, we accomplished some major milestones here at Tick-borne Conditions United. Watch our 2020 Year in Review video above. In 2020 we: Coordinated multiple public input presentations to the Tick-borne Disease…
Dear Friends of Tick-borne Conditions United: So much has happened over the past few weeks in our world. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified minority health disparities, while incidents of police misconduct and brutality have provided the catalyst for much needed…
Tick-borne conditions advocates take a time-out at the Tick-borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) Q1 2020 meeting. Left to right are Grant Roseman, Andrea Roseman, and Dr. Scott Commins, University of North Carolina. Includes Important Links To Sub-Committee Reports On Alpha-Gal…
Senator Kay Hagan and Dr. Jennifer Platt, December 2013. In Support Of The S1657 Kay Hagan TICK Act “I call you the tick doctor to my friends” he said to me as I was leaving the coffee shop. I smiled…
“I’m not really arm wrestling the Senator here. She was giving me a “high-five” because I told her I was interested in getting into politics.” — Jennifer Platt, DrPH, Cofounder, TBC United, CEO, TickWarriors
Alpha-Gal In Black-Legged Tick Saliva: Study Reveals Potential Implications For Lyme Patients In the United States several studies associate the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) with an allergic reaction to “red” meat due to the presence of the carbohydrate galactose-α-1,…
What Do We Know About Vaccines and Alpha-gal? Whether you are all for the CDC recommended vaccines or not, their mere ingredient list is potentially a concern, for some of those diagnosed with Alpha-gal (Allergy) Syndrome). Will the Lyme vaccinations…
