Interviews

  • Tick-Bite Protection In Your Yard - Warm winter weather, the 2010 acorn crop, chipmunks and mice, the absence of acorns in 2011: these are environmental factors that have been all over the news, and are topics being discussed by tick and health experts as setting us up for what could be the worst year for deer ticks and Lyme disease on… Continue Reading
  • Preventing Lyme Disease: Advice from an expert. Dr. Thomas Mather on the news Morning Brew Show has “The Tick Guy” on to promote TickSmart prevention techniques - Preventing Lyme Disease Advice From an Expert May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Here to share some expert advice on how to prevent the tick-borne disease is Director of University of Rhode Island’s Center for Vector Borne, Dr. Mather, also known as “The Tick Guy.” Mather also serves as the director of URI’s Tick… Continue Reading
  • Dr. Thomas Mather Five Questions With: Dr. Thomas Mather - 5 questions from PBN: PBN: Where is public awareness when it comes to Lyme disease, compared to where it needs to be? PBN: How commonly do Rhode Islanders contract Lyme in suburban environments, playing or working in their yards? PBN: What is the status of the debates revolving around testing and treatment and protocols coming… Continue Reading
  • WCVB 5 ABC Boston's news leader The Chronicle Show - Tick Proof Yourself and Your Property We hear about the danger of tick bites in the woods and by the beach.  Yet  approximately 75% of tick bites occur in your own yard.  Here are ways to protect yourself and your family. The first know case of Lyme disease was in Lyme Connecticut. Hiking or walking… Continue Reading
  • Tick crawling on fabric Maine Calling - Did the combination of a mild winter and a cool spring have any effect on the ticks in our region this year? We'll talk about whether it's time to beware of ticks, what to do if you get a tick bite, and what the latest developments are with Lyme disease in Maine. Guests:  Dr. Rob… Continue Reading
  • Protect yourself from ticks and lyme disease The TickGuy appears on Good Morning Washington - May is Lyme disease awareness month. The bad news is there are more ticks in more places. The good news is not all ticks give you Lyme disease. There are lots of disease that ticks transmit but only one type of tick transmits Lyme disease. If your bitten by one type of tick and it… Continue Reading