Lyme Blog Posts
Teaching physical therapists when and how to suspect Lyme disease
By Jennifer Shea, PT, ATC-R I practiced physical therapy for many years prior to becoming ill with Lyme disease and babesiosis. My education included a…
Bransfield: IDSA guidelines ignore psychiatric consequences of Lyme disease
Dr. Robert Bransfield delivered the following public comment at the recent meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m a psychiatrist from New Jersey,…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Let the gaslighting and stigmatization stop here
The third panel of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its first meeting today–online. I was one of 10 people selected to deliver verbal…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Why wait for 3 negative COVID tests to consider Lyme disease?
A Massachusetts resident named Mary Carey has written an important opinion column in her local newspaper, the Greenfield Reporter. In it, she tells how in…
Learning to be supportive when your partner has Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond The woman I love has been coping with chronic Lyme for many years. For most of the 11 years we’ve been together,…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The thorny question of (no) insurance coverage for Lyme
People suffering from persistent Lyme disease typically make a lot of unpleasant discoveries early on. For instance, how many different places your body can hurt….
TOUCHED BY LYME: With so much to do, how do advocates keep going?
Lisa Kilion’s family has experienced both Lyme disease and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, or PANS. PANS is an autoimmune reaction that can be triggered by…
When children and adolescents with Lyme have neuropsych symptoms
By Rosalie Greenberg, MD The association of Lyme disease (LD) and mental illness has been an area of hot debate among medical professionals for a…
TOUCHED BY LYME: How Lyme disease can affect your vision
Dr. William Padula is a noted expert on how Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can affect the eyes. According to his website, the following can…
Ecologically diverse Texas needs county-level data for tick-borne diseases
By Sarah Maxwell, PhD Welcome to the complex world of tick-borne disease surveillance. But honestly, it should not be so difficult. Why does the public…
Pediatric bipolar disorders and tick-borne illnesses
By Rosalie Greenberg, MD Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD) refers to a child or adolescent experiencing a distinct period of time in which he or she…
Lyme biobank provides crucial service to researchers pursuing a cure
By Jo Ellis Science is all about asking questions and finding answers. It attracts the curious, the driven, the questioners and fact seekers—the people who…