In April 2026, a preprint appeared on bioRxiv with a title that got a lot of people’s attention: Metagenomics reveals a phylogenetically informed microbial signature associated with Morgellons disease. The authors, Andrea Nicole Lambert and William Kindschuh, ran deep metagenomic sequencing on lesion samples and unaffected skin from five members of a single family, all reporting Morgellons symptoms. It is, as far as I can tell, the first time anyone has pointed this particular tool — deep shotgun sequencing of everything genetic in a sample — at Morgellons lesions. In effect, it’s the first Morgellons metagenomic study of its kind.
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Lyme Has a Chaotic Relative: What Everyone Should Know About Syphilis
If you saw the wizard-in-a-death-spiral image on this page, you already understand the vibe: a pathogen that doesn’t just “show up,” get labeled, and politely exit. If Lyme disease is the spirochete people argue about at the dinner table, syphilis is the older relative nobody wants to mention—the one with a longer memory, a wider reach, and a talent for going quiet just long enough to be missed.
And “missed” is the operative word.
Morgellons Disease: A Closer Look at the New Mayo Clinic Study and How it Fails to Understand the Literature
Mayo Clinic Morgellons commentary deserves careful review because a 2023 Mayo-affiliated article described ulcerative skin lesions, observed fibers, “no sign” of Borrelia infection, antipsychotic treatment, and loss of follow-up — but left important questions about testing, fiber analysis, and diagnosis unanswered. That short summary matters because it captures the central controversy surrounding Morgellons disease. Patients …
New Morgellons Case-Report Leaves More Questions Than Answers
New Morgellons case-report. In this report a 45-year-old man presented to the emergency room after overdosing on Benadryl. The man was complaining about burning, and little barbs that appeared in his skin as worms or cocoons which he could express (expel). The physician thought the man may have Morgellons and referred him to psychiatry. Psychiatry …
Various Morgellons Petitions to the CDC Request Acknowledgement
Morgellons Advocacy • CDC Awareness • Patient Recognition Morgellons Petition: Ask the CDC to Reassess the Research A Morgellons petition can help patients ask for something reasonable: updated public-health attention, better research review, clearer clinician education, and less automatic dismissal of people reporting skin lesions, fibers, crawling sensations, tick-borne illness history, and medical gaslighting. Morgellons …