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Dr. Richard Horowitz Medical Detective Substacks

April 16, 2026
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Dr. Richard Horowitz Medical Detective Substack Dementia: Can I Predict My Future Risk of Dementia? The New Frontier of Alzheimer’s Diagnostics: Utilizing Biomarkers for Prevention and Treatment, Part I Autism and Alzheimer’s Are Potentially Linked? Preventing Dementia, Part 2 Of A (Hopefully) Three-Part Series Can a 19-Year-Old Really Get Alzheimer’s Disease? An Epidemic of Retractions: Is Alzheimer’s Really Due to Amyloid?   Lyme: What Do You Need to Know About Lyme It’s a Pest-Pocalypse! What Can We Do About Ticks? Part 1 of 2 It’s a Pest-Pocalypse! What Can We Do About Ticks? Part 2 of 2   Babesia: Babesia – Don’t Overlook This Persistent Parasite: Part 1 Babesia – More Detailed Testing and Treatment Options in Special Populations: Part 2 of 3 Babesia – A Long and Tortuous Medical Journey to Find Treatment Options in a Highly Resistant Patient:...

Lyme Aid for Kids Application Form

LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K) Grant Application

July 14, 2025
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] LA4K Grant Application Instructions Print the Application:  Click the button below to download and print the Grant Application Package. Complete Your Part:  Fill out the Applicant Certification Form and give the entire package plus the first page of your IRS 1040 to your provider. Provider Completes and Sends:  Your provider fills out their form and emails the completed package to COTBDAA. Submit Follow-Up Form:  Once your provider has received the package, complete the online Follow-Up Form below so we can track and update you on your application status. [/vc_column_text][lvca_spacer][vc_btn title="LA4K Grant Application Package" color="green" css="" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fcoloradoticks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F01%2F2026-LA4K-Grant-Application-Final.pdf"][lvca_spacer][gravityform id="11" title="true" description="false" ajax="false"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

DONATE: National LymeAid 4 Kids Fund

July 14, 2025
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] The Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association (COTBDAA) has been an affiliate member of the Lyme Disease Association (LDA) since it founded as a non-profit in 2016. In honor of the late LDA president Patricia V. Smith, ownership of the LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K) fund granting program has been transferred to COTBDAA, ensuring continued financial assistance for children nationwide who need diagnosis or treatment for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Originally developed with the support of renowned author Amy Tan, the LA4K fund helps children whose families face economic hardship and lack insurance coverage or reimbursement for necessary medical care. Since its inception in 2004, the program has provided $475,000 in grants to children across the US. Dedicated volunteers who have managed the initiative under LDA...

Research Study Recruitment: Congenital Lyme Disease

December 31, 2023
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pregnant participants needed for study! Children’s National Hospital – Congenital Infection Program has launched a pilot study being led by Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD, “Pregnancy and Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following In Utero Lyme Disease Exposure.” [perfectpullquote align="left" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]The study is actively recruiting pregnant volunteers to participate in questionnaires, one fetal MRI and ultrasound, one infant MRI and ultrasound, two in-person neurology evaluations, and two blood draws.[/perfectpullquote] This study will assess the feasibility of evaluation for outcomes of pregnancies of women affected by Lyme disease infection. Brain development of fetuses, infants, and children exposed to Lyme disease in utero will be assessed. Infants will be followed from birth to age 18 months.       Study participants will be reimbursed for their travel up to 230 miles each...

May 2023: CO Governor Polis Proclamation for Lyme & Other TBD Awareness Month!

April 14, 2023
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, signed a proclamation of Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Disease/Conditions Awareness Month for May, 2023! In addition, Chaffee County, the City of Salida, and the Town of Buena Vista, all at the heart of the Rocky Mountains, have made proclamations for the month of May. Consider asking your local community to do the same! As the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to increase at a national level…so must awareness! Colorado is home to a growing number of people that have been infected by Lyme and/or other tick-borne diseases or affected by tick-bite related conditions. Coloradan are at risk for tick bites depending on where they live, work or recreate, as well as from travel throughout the United States and the...

CO’s Governor Polis Proclamation for May 2022: Lyme & TBD Awareness Month!

April 30, 2022
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, proclaims Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases/Conditions Awareness Month for the month of May, 2022! In this continuing era of COVID-19, prevention and recognition of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases/conditions is even more critical. As the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to increase at a national level…so must awareness! Though Colorado is considered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment(CDPHE) as a “low or no incidence” state for several TBDs, we are unfortunately home to a growing number of people and pets that have been infected by Lyme and/or other tick-borne diseases and conditions. Patients have been infected with tick-borne pathogens from here in Colorado,  as well as through exposures during travel throughout the United...

Connecting ~ Learning ~ Healing 2nd Annual Event Recordings

May 26, 2021
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] May 2021: Connecting~Learning~Healing Virtual Event Recordings The 2nd annual “Connecting~Learning~Healing”  2-day virtual event was held in partnership with Colorado Lyme & TBD Support group on May 22 & 23 20121. Experts in the field of Lyme & other TBD diagnosis and treatment presented on day one which included Dr. Kenneth Liegner. Due to unforeseen circumstances Dr. Jill Carnahan was unable to present in person, but her pre recorded presentation is provided below. We rounded out day two with the exceptional motivational speaker and advocate, Col. Nicole Malachowski. Day 1 Recordings may be viewed here. Dr. Kenneth Liegner: Disulfiram in the Treatment of Lyme Disease & Babesiosis: First 3 years’ Experience in One Medical Practice Dr. Burrascano: "Tick-Borne Diseases- Latest Advancements in Testing" Day 2 Recording may be viewed here. Col. Nicole Malachowski:...

Governor Polis Proclaims May as Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month in Colorado!

April 30, 2021
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you Governor Polis! Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, has signed a proclamation for Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month for May, 2021! In this era of COVID-19, prevention and recognition of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases/conditions is even more critical. As the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to increase at a national level…so must awareness! Though Colorado is widely considered a “low incidence” state,  we are home to a growing number of people that have been infected by Lyme and/or other tick-borne diseases here in Colorado, and from travel throughout the United States and the world. Human Lyme cases reported to the CDC in 2019 for Colorado were an all time high and a growing number of patients are living with debilitating symptoms...

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