September 22, 2014

Antibiotic Resistance Policy: Impact on Lyme Disease Treatment Efforts to combat antibiotic resistance are essential—but they may have unintended consequences for patients with Lyme disease. The federal task force established by Executive Order was charged with developing a national strategy to address antibiotic resistance and accelerate the development of new treatments. The task force includes […]

The task force by Executive Order must submit an action plan by February 15, 2015, outlining specific steps on how to implement a national strategy to combat antibiotic resistance and accelerate research and development on new antibiotics by 2020. The task force will be led by the secretaries of Health and Human Services, the Department