Posts Tagged Upper Midwest

  • It’s Summer – a “Hot” Time for Lyme Disease

    By Julie Suchanek, MBA, MT (ASCP) Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC As you enjoy being outdoors this summer, it may surprise you to know that the blacklegged (deer) tick is well established in Iowa and Illinois. Infected ticks can transmit Lyme disease, as well as many other illnesses, typica...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston For the new year, I have taken 50+ years off the present, in this column. Set yourself at Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University (then College). If you are in your mid-70s, you could have been there on campus. This time of year, windy and cold. It was a long walk from Beardshear Hall ...