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Endothelial Cells: Playing Telephone on a Football Field

Source: Photo by Robert Hernandez Villalta from Pexels The endothelium is a membrane made of cells that primarily lines the inside of the heart and blood vessels. Not only does the membrane fill space, it also participates in a complex bio-signaling that scientists are only beginning to understand. Infections that disrupt the endothelium can cause [...]

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Bartonellosis and Rare Disease Day

Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels Rare Disease Day is February 28. Rare diseases have specific legal definitions that are tied to support from various governmental programs around the world. Patient registries are a key part of the call for funding for rare disease research and are needed to advance the research on tick-borne diseases like Lyme borreliosis, [...]

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Lyme Disease in Black People

Source: PEXELS via Pixabay Underrepresentation of Dark Skin in Medical Literature Recently, a medical illustration of a fetus in utero went viral. It was one of the first depictions many people had seen of a darker-skinned baby in a medical context. Chidiebere Ibe is the Nigerian medical student behind this revolutionary illustration and many more. [...]

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In Remembrance: Neil Lee Spector, MD

We lost an incredible friend, patient advocate, and research partner on June 14, 2020. Dr. Neil Spector meant so much to so many people, and his contributions to patient advocacy and advancing research in the tick-borne disease community will be sorely missed. Many people and organizations have paid tribute to Neil’s life and work. We […]

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A Message from our CEO: Galaxy and COVID-19

Galaxy Diagnostics CEO/President Amanda Elam provides an update on what Galaxy is doing to care for customers, team members and the communities that we serve throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Navigating the Path from Pandemic Crisis to Business Recovery At Galaxy, our number one priority during this crisis is keeping people safe. We are focused on […]

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