Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: Important journal articles you won’t want to miss
I’d like to draw your attention to a treasure trove of recently published journal articles about Lyme disease and related illnesses. Healthcare is an international,…
LYME SCI: Want to solve the Lyme wars? How about an accurate test?
Much of the controversy surrounding Lyme disease could be settled with an accurate test. One that could detect 100% of infection—and determine when the infection…
TOUCHED BY LYME: BBC radio drama takes on Lyme disease
Like many in the Lyme community, my ears perk up when TV or radio shows mention Lyme disease. Sometimes it’s just a toss-off line, played…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Lyme Brain” – The Impact of Lyme Disease on Your Brain
One day years ago, when my then-14 year old daughter was bedridden and desperately ill with Lyme disease, I read her two chapters of a…
An indefatigable Lyme disease advocate in North Carolina
by Janet Dooley In 1995, while I was living in New England, my body became hijacked by a tick bite that carried five different infections….
“It should not be this hard.” Doctors don’t recognize tick-borne ills.
Jennifer Platt gave the following public comments at the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s Sept. 12 web-based meeting. I’m Jennifer Platt from Pittsboro, North Carolina….
LYME SCI: Finding encouragement at Stanford’s Lyme conference
It had been six years and two months since I’d driven down the lane leading into Stanford. Not gonna lie. Driving past the hospital triggered…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Panel lacks balance, excludes needed voices
Here’s what I told the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group during public verbal comments at its Sept. 12 meeting. You can also read my longer…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Give us timely information on Working Group
I gave the following remarks as public comment at the September 12 web-based meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. They are a shortened…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Ignoring psychiatric Lyme disease at our peril
Psychiatrist Robert Bransfield predicts the proposed IDSA guidelines could contribute to a “national and global epidemic of psychiatric illnesses, suicide, violence, substance abuse and developmental…
Wrongful death suit shows pitfalls of IDSA Lyme guidelines
By Mary Beth Pfeiffer In August of 2013, Joseph Elone died suddenly when Lyme disease infected his heart. He was 17 years old and had…
Answering questions about hyperthermia treatment for Lyme disease
By Michelle McKeon If you have never experienced the traumatizing effects of Lyme, take my word, it is a complete nightmare. I spent years in…