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The American Medical Association and the CDC have initiated a series of physician focus groups on Lyme disease. While the findings and determinations will be published at a later time, at Galaxy Diagnostics, we are directly tackling the diagnostic challenges raised by the first focus groups. The AMA press release on the project focused on [...]

Thank you for your support this past year and over the last several years as we all continue to navigate the post-pandemic world. Galaxy continues to drive efforts to advance direct detection. Over the last two years, we have launched more sensitive test methods for both Bartonellosis and Lyme Borreliosis.  We have also succeeded in [...]

While some people are at higher risk for vector-borne disease, the connections between people, animals and the environment mean that one health techniques protect everyone from disease. Find out more about what we can do as a community and in our individual households to keep ourselves and our animals healthy.   Veterinary Workers at Higher [...]

For many years, One Health Month has had a ring of “next verse, same as the first,” but in recent years, we have seen advances in one health policy and increased awareness of its importance. We have been able to celebrate an expansion of education degrees related to One Health at all levels over the [...]

Reflections with Galaxy Diagnostics' CEO & Cofounder Dr. Amanda Elam As we reflect on the year, we are grateful for the progress we have made together to build awareness about flea and tickborne infections. This year, we released exciting new test offerings for Lyme borreliosis and bartonellosis (cat scratch disease) that go beyond the limits [...]

Most people have heard of the bacteria genus Rickettsia even if they don’t know it by that name. Rickettsiosis in humans presents as spotted fever, well known in the US as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and as typhus fever. While most people know something about rickettsial infections, research in 2022 has advanced knowledge about both [...]