Lyme Blog Posts
Returning to nature helped heal this Lyme survivor
By Fred Diamond When I was researching my book Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need…
To my fellow Lyme fighters, I’m with you. Your pain is my pain.
By Shirley Strong Dear Lyme Disease Doctors and Everyone Who Cares: I’m reaching out to share something really important and close to my heart. This…
Patients question CDC about Pfizer Lyme vaccine–Part 2
On March 6-7, 2024, I joined a group of other Lyme and tick-borne disease advocates meeting with members of the CDC and a representative from…
First-of-its-kind study on how Lyme impacts pregnancy and infant development
Understanding the effects of Lyme disease on the developing fetal brain is essential to ensure timely prenatal and postnatal treatments to protect the fetus and…
Author looks at “patient-led revolution” in medical care
By Ryan Prior Researcher Susannah Fox believes that no one with a new diagnosis should ever have to feel alone. When patients connect with peer…
Combinations of antibiotics can eradicate Lyme in mice
Researchers at Tulane University have found certain combinations of antibiotics to be more effective in treating Lyme disease than the standard prescribed course of single…
Methylene blue–a new/old drug for treating Lyme disease
Patients have been asking us for more information about methylene blue, an antimicrobial drug that some Lyme doctors now prescribe for a variety of conditions….
I’ve got Lyme disease and you may have it, too
By Richard Wilson This is a good time to be a tick with Lyme disease to share. You and I may bemoan the weirdness of…
How to get the treatments we need for long COVID, long Lyme, and others
By Ryan Prior The National Institutes of Health should create an Office of Infection-Associated Chronic Illness Research. Reporting directly to the NIH Director, the Office…
PODCAST: 5 things this “Tick Chick” did to recover from Lyme
By Fred Diamond When I was researching my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need…
Patients question CDC about Pfizer Lyme vaccine
On March 6-7, I was one of seven Lyme disease advocates selected to attend the “Lyme Disease Vaccine—Technical Consultation” at the CDC in Atlanta. The…
What’s ahead as UCSF joins Lyme clinical trials network
By the Bay Area Lyme Foundation There’s been much excitement in the Lyme community regarding the founding and development of the Lyme Clinical Trials Network…