May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and a free Midcoast Maine Lyme Disease Support and Education Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Wiscasset Community Center on Route 27.
Speakers include Dr. Eva Sapi, a Lyme researcher at the University of New Haven (Conn.); Bob Gugiere of IGeneX Inc., a lab that specializes in testing for Lyme disease and associated tick-borne illnesses; and Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association.
In addition, there will be “Lyme literate” doctors, Lyme vendors and more. For information on the conference, visit www.midcoastlymediseasesupport.blogspot.com.
On Sunday, May 3, LymeBuddies will host the fourth annual Jimmy the Greek’s Maine Mall 5K for Lyme Disease Awareness. It kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Same-day registration starts at 7 a.m. For details and to register, visit www.lymerun.com.
If you missed it, the April edition of Healthy Living focused on Lyme disease, and is available through The Times Record.
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