Lyme Blog Posts
British soap opera to feature Lyme disease story line
“Coronation Street” is a popular British TV soap opera. Next week, one of its characters is diagnosed with Lyme disease. Here’s more from the website…
How writing “Walk the Lyme” helped TJ Nelson heal
By Fred Diamond On this week’s Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, persistent Lyme survivor TJ Nelson discusses how writing a book has helped him on his…
The strong connection between microbes and mental illness
Three prominent Lyme-literate physicians—Drs. Robert Bransfield, Charlotte Mao, and Rosalie Greenberg—have recently published a comprehensive review of infectious diseases associated with mental illness. The article,…
Salon.com looks at the plight of chronic Lyme patients
Emblazoned across my computer screen was a headline that chronic Lyme patients can strongly identify with: Like long COVID, Lyme disease can become chronic —…
Looking back at a decade of healing from Lyme, with coping tips
By Jenny Lelwica Buttaccio October 24, 2013, was probably an average Thursday in most people’s lives. For me, however, it was a life-changing day; it…
Racial disparities in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease
A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between…
Sign up now for 2024’s virtual Lyme Fly-In
People often tell me they want to start advocating for better medical care for Lyme patients. I always say that a good entry point is…
PODCAST: Overcoming isolation and loneliness while you heal
By Fred Diamond As I conducted the research for my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme…
All about IgM–or why Lyme spirochetes are like stealth bombers
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, can persist in animals and humans because it has evolved complex mechanisms to avoid the immune system….
34 years of fighting for what Lyme patients need most
Since 1989, Lymedisease.org has fought for what Lyme patients need. Better medical care. Better research. More knowledgeable doctors. And the power that comes from joining…
PODCAST: When Lyme disease leads to low sex drive
On a recent episode of the Lyme Boss podcast, host Heather Gray interviews Dr. Diane Mueller, a Colorado naturopath who specializes in sexual health and…
PODCAST: Alzheimer’s, Lyme disease, and root cause detection
By Fred Diamond When I was researching for my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor…