November 17, 2022

Powassan Encephalitis in Winter: Case Report from New York Powassan encephalitis can occur even in winter, challenging the assumption that tick-borne infections only happen during warmer months. A male patient was admitted to a New York hospital in December with altered mental status, dysarthria, and a left facial droop after reporting several recent tick bites. […]

3 Benefits of Telemedicine for Lyme Disease Telemedicine for Lyme disease has expanded rapidly since the COVID-19 pandemic and may help improve early diagnosis and treatment. A study entitled “The Impact of Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Erythema Migrans during the COVID Pandemic: A Comparison with In-Person Diagnosis in the Pre-COVID Era,” compared clinical data