Lyme Blog Posts
Avoiding tick-borne diseases while traveling in Europe
By Alexis Chesney, ND, LAc As summer arrives, many US families are planning vacations and trips abroad. This reminds me of a patient I met…
PODCAST: Gen Lyme offers zoom support meetups 5x per week
By Fred Diamond When I was doing the research for my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic…
THE LAST 5 MINUTES: 8 Concepts and Contemplations in Healing
By Mindy Daigle, NP Healing, defined differently by each person, is a fundamental component when encountering chronic, debilitating illness. Often elusive, patients wonder how they…
New rickettsial pathogen discovered in California
Add a new spotted fever group Rickettsia to the long list of pathogens carried by West Coast ticks. Researchers with the California Department of Public…
Can public meetings replace the TBD Working Group?
When the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group ceased to exist at the end of 2022, some people wanted to keep it going. Although the Lyme community…
NASEM proposes a new definition for long COVID
A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report says the federal government, state and local authorities, clinicians, medical societies and organizations, public health…
Congenital Lyme disease is under-recognized by medical professionals
Phyllis Bedford, Co-founder and Executive Director of LymeLight Foundation, delivered the following public comment at the Tick-Borne Diseases & Associated Illnesses: National Community Engagement Initiative…
Having different Lyme reporting rules for some states makes no sense
I delivered these comments at the Tick-Borne Diseases & Associated Illnesses: National Community Engagement Initiative public meeting in San Francisco on June 11. I’m Dorothy…
A candid and moving account of one family’s Lyme story
The following book review first appeared on the CanLyme website. By Catherine Kinsella Finding Resilience: A Teen’s Journey Through Lyme Disease is a candid and…
“Lyme Ninja Warrior” vows to never give up, never stop fighting
My name is Talan Yorn, also known as “The Lyme Ninja.” In a previous blog on LymeDisease.org, I shared my personal journey and battle with…
Lyme disease in Ireland through one patient’s eyes
by Ann Maher I am from Kilkenny, Ireland and I never thought that I would be writing this Lyme disease blog in my 70th year….
PODCAST: Getting to the root cause of Lyme-related stress
by Fred Diamond When I was researching information for my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme…