Lyme Blog Posts
Delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease is a huge problem. How can we fix it?
Melissa Wright is the Director of Patient Engagement & Outreach for LymeDisease.org and Project Manager of MyLymeData. She spoke at the recent Tick-borne Disease Diagnostics…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Raising awareness, one car magnet at a time
A Pennsylvania teenager and her mom have come up with a great way to raise Lyme disease awareness in their community. They want to share…
New guidance for treatment of Lyme and other TBD in pregnancy
from the Lyme Disease Association website: In a recently published review article,* authors provide a comprehensive summary of treatment options for pregnant patients with less…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Helping the brain heal from Lyme and mold
The Chronic Comeback podcast seeks to focus on the positives and steer away from the negatives of chronic illness. Every week, UK-based host Phil Hadfield…
No Lyme disease in California? That’s a misplaced impression
By Raeena Lari Lyme disease is the most common and the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, and constitutes a significant public health threat, with 476,000 new cases each year from…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The promise of a targeted drug for Lyme disease
An exciting announcement rippled through the Lyme community recently. Well-known Lyme researcher Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University has identified an antibiotic that appears to…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme film premiere postponed for a good reason
Rhisa Marie Perera, Lyme patient-turned-film-producer of Your Labs Are Normal, suddenly has a very GOOD problem to solve. The film she wrote and co-produced about…
Head trauma, prolonged neurological symptoms, and Lyme disease
By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD When Brian finished college, he had dreams of becoming a professional hockey player. Unfortunately, he got a rough blow to…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Of Alzheimer’s, Lyme, and family caught in the squeeze
Nicole Bell had a life that many people would envy. She had an exciting, high-powered job, a handsome, smart, and loving husband, two beautiful children,…
LYME SCI: My re-cap of recent LDA/Columbia Lyme conference
On October 2, I attended the 21st annual scientific conference put on by the Lyme Disease Association and Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians &…
These are my top 12 recommended books on Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond When someone close to me had a major Lyme flare late this spring. I realized it was time to ramp up my…
UCLA research: Signs of Lyme often missed in dark-skinned people
Research from UCLA suggests that many physicians may not have the knowledge or training to properly recognize how Lyme disease appears on the skin of…