May 23, 2023

What parts of the body do ticks prefer to bite? In their study, “Human attachment site preferences of ticks parasitizing in New York,” Hart and colleagues describe which body parts black-legged and lone star ticks prefer to bite.¹ They collected ticks, submitted between April and December 2020 from individuals living in New York State, along […]

Does Lyme disease affect the brain? In their article entitled Common Neurologic Features of Lyme Disease That May Present to a Rheumatologist, Govil et al. describe the various ways that Lyme disease can affect the brain. The authors hope to make rheumatologists aware of the most common neurologic presentations of Lyme disease.1 Key Point: Neurologic