Kris Newby
@krisnewby.bsky.social
Investigations into medical mysteries.
Medical-Science Writer | BITTEN Author |
@UnderOurSkin Sr Producer |
Contributor @StanMedMag @Epic @Voxdotcom @LitHub
http://krisnewby.substack.com | https://linktr.ee/krisnewby
Medical-Science Writer | BITTEN Author |
@UnderOurSkin Sr Producer |
Contributor @StanMedMag @Epic @Voxdotcom @LitHub
http://krisnewby.substack.com | https://linktr.ee/krisnewby
I’m 20 years on the other side of two devastating tick-borne diseases—Lyme and babesiosis—and the experience changed the course of my life and work. Join me in a 56-min. podcast (#85) with talented Marc Vigliotti, host of the "All Across America," where I discuss my healing journey. buff.ly/GHExjBp
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I’m 20 years on the other side of two devastating tick-borne diseases—Lyme and babesiosis—and the experience changed the course of my life and work. Join me in a 56-min. podcast (#85) with talented Marc Vigliotti, host of the "All Across America," where I discuss my healing journey. buff.ly/GHExjBp
The Kindle version of BITTEN is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time! NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya says: “It's an incredible, infuriating, well-written book worth your time.”
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October 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The Kindle version of BITTEN is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time! NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya says: “It's an incredible, infuriating, well-written book worth your time.”
buff.ly/mKSEku4
buff.ly/mKSEku4
Yesterday the CIA told me that they *might* release my MKNAOMI document request on 12 March 2027—8 years, 7 months, & 11 days since submission. MKNAOMI was the ultra-secret Cold War biological warfare program run by the CIA and the Army’s Special Operations Division.
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Yesterday the CIA told me that they *might* release my MKNAOMI document request on 12 March 2027—8 years, 7 months, & 11 days since submission. MKNAOMI was the ultra-secret Cold War biological warfare program run by the CIA and the Army’s Special Operations Division.
Inside the haunting story of a teenager’s overnight descent into madness—and his parents' search for answers. This medical mystery, deleted from Vox after a regime change, reveals the hidden links between infection and mental illness. #PANS #OCD #schizophrenia
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August 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Inside the haunting story of a teenager’s overnight descent into madness—and his parents' search for answers. This medical mystery, deleted from Vox after a regime change, reveals the hidden links between infection and mental illness. #PANS #OCD #schizophrenia
buff.ly/qjn1C7x
buff.ly/qjn1C7x
The Sunday @nytimes lists "Bitten," "Deep Places," and "Sick" as must-reads on Lyme disease! @DouthatNYT @PKhakpour
August 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The Sunday @nytimes lists "Bitten," "Deep Places," and "Sick" as must-reads on Lyme disease! @DouthatNYT @PKhakpour
Dr. Burrascano has treated over 15,000 patients with tick-borne diseases. (His protocol cured my chronic case.) This fascinating discussion with @danaparish offers valuable tips on diagnosing and treating #Lyme, # Babesia, and #Bartonella. buff.ly/2ZvErMy
July 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Dr. Burrascano has treated over 15,000 patients with tick-borne diseases. (His protocol cured my chronic case.) This fascinating discussion with @danaparish offers valuable tips on diagnosing and treating #Lyme, # Babesia, and #Bartonella. buff.ly/2ZvErMy
What was tick researcher Willy Burgdorfer thinking when they took this photo? This 2020 "Martha's Vineyard magazine" Q&A covers my #Lyme nightmare and the US tick weaponization program.
mvmagazine.com/news/2020/04...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What was tick researcher Willy Burgdorfer thinking when they took this photo? This 2020 "Martha's Vineyard magazine" Q&A covers my #Lyme nightmare and the US tick weaponization program.
mvmagazine.com/news/2020/04...
mvmagazine.com/news/2020/04...
What Lurks in the Grass: The exquisite anatomical design that enables ticks to suck your blood. #Lyme #Ticks
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June 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What Lurks in the Grass: The exquisite anatomical design that enables ticks to suck your blood. #Lyme #Ticks
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krisnewby.substack.com/p/8a7fb391-8...
@NPR reports that this could be a bad year for ticks, highlighting the vigilant need for tick checking. But even those doing everything right are still at risk, as @krisnewby explains in a 2022 talk with @camforum. Watch here: bit.ly/3RWiwu6 #lymedisease #ticks #news
June 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@NPR reports that this could be a bad year for ticks, highlighting the vigilant need for tick checking. But even those doing everything right are still at risk, as @krisnewby explains in a 2022 talk with @camforum. Watch here: bit.ly/3RWiwu6 #lymedisease #ticks #news
Thomas Mather @thetickguy reports a near-record high for submissions to #TickSpotters in May. Read "The Rise of the Lone Star Tick," to learn how Army-funded releases of radioactive ticks may have contributed to an epidemic of tick-borne diseases.
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June 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thomas Mather @thetickguy reports a near-record high for submissions to #TickSpotters in May. Read "The Rise of the Lone Star Tick," to learn how Army-funded releases of radioactive ticks may have contributed to an epidemic of tick-borne diseases.
krisnewby.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
krisnewby.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
Theft from the Hot Zone: When a Ft. Detrick researcher flew to NYC with a deadly virus sample in his pocket. Larceny of biological select agents with no jail time. open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb...
@NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish
@NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish
May 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Theft from the Hot Zone: When a Ft. Detrick researcher flew to NYC with a deadly virus sample in his pocket. Larceny of biological select agents with no jail time. open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb...
@NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish
@NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish
Discover how the U.S. military transformed ticks into stealth weapons during the Cold War. Could these experimental eight-legged agents be behind today's surge in dangerous tick-borne illnesses? #LymeDisease krisnewby.substack.com/p/tick-weapo...
April 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Discover how the U.S. military transformed ticks into stealth weapons during the Cold War. Could these experimental eight-legged agents be behind today's surge in dangerous tick-borne illnesses? #LymeDisease krisnewby.substack.com/p/tick-weapo...
With 500K new #Lyme cases/year & no new treatment studies in 20+ years, it's time for researchers with new ideas and more funding. @SenBlumenthal @DrJBhattacharya @RobertKennedyJr
April 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
With 500K new #Lyme cases/year & no new treatment studies in 20+ years, it's time for researchers with new ideas and more funding. @SenBlumenthal @DrJBhattacharya @RobertKennedyJr
The new batch of JFK Files includes references to the CIA poisoning sugar shipments, in addition to dropping infected ticks on sugarcane workers, as detailed in my book BITTEN. krisnewby.substack.com/p/operation-...
—JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017
—JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017
March 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The new batch of JFK Files includes references to the CIA poisoning sugar shipments, in addition to dropping infected ticks on sugarcane workers, as detailed in my book BITTEN. krisnewby.substack.com/p/operation-...
—JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017
—JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017
Thank you, @DrJBhattacharya, for your review of BITTEN, & good luck with your NIH director nomination. It offers hope to #Lyme patients to know that someone at the helm of our premier research institution will understand their challenges in getting diagnosed and treated. buff.ly/41jNAt2
March 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thank you, @DrJBhattacharya, for your review of BITTEN, & good luck with your NIH director nomination. It offers hope to #Lyme patients to know that someone at the helm of our premier research institution will understand their challenges in getting diagnosed and treated. buff.ly/41jNAt2
I'll be on "Full Measure" Sunday morning, discussing “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, hosted by amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.” How to watch:https://buff.ly/3Xao5HV
February 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'll be on "Full Measure" Sunday morning, discussing “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, hosted by amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.” How to watch:https://buff.ly/3Xao5HV
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
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January 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Hi Ed McSweegan (google him). Using ticks for gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Hi Ed McSweegan (google him). Using ticks for gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
January 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77
web.archive.org/web/20220517...
web.archive.org/web/20220517...