Legislative Session Starts; MMA to Focus on 5 Major Issues
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
Physicians Needed for Lyme Disease Focus Groups
May 12, 2022
Minnesota physicians are needed for an hour-long virtual focus group to discuss experiences seeing patients with concerns for chronic Lyme disease.
Specifically, the AMA, Mathematic and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking for physicians who typically see five to 30 patients per year with concerns for chronic Lyme disease, or who report persistent, prolonged symptoms that they attribute to the disease.
The virtual focus group times are:
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Primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics): June 13, 6-7 PM Central
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Rheumatology: June 15, 6-7 PM Central
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Infectious Disease: June 16, 6-7 PM Central
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Psychiatry: June 21, 6-7 PM Central
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Neurology: June 23, 6-7 PM Central
If you would like to participate, please email CLDProj@mathematica-mpr.com.
Participants will receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for their time and expertise.
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