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Dorothy Leland

Dorothy Leland is a longtime advocate and researcher focused on Lyme disease education, policy awareness, and patient support. She has contributed to numerous publications and works closely with medical professionals and organizations to improve understanding and treatment of tick-borne diseases.

Touched by Lyme

TOUCHED BY LYME: Repeating incorrect information doesn’t cause it to become correct
March 14, 2022

In November 2021, a commentary promoting the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s newly updated Lyme…

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Patient story: Lyme disease deserves more than “mediocre attention”
March 8, 2022

By Casey Fillian Thirty-seven years ago, I went to summer camp in a heavily wooded…

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Patients with alpha-gal syndrome report wide range of symptoms
March 7, 2022

By Alexandra Todak, Healio.com Patients with alpha-gal syndrome reported many physical and mental effects along…

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TOUCHED BY LYME: Horowitz responds to the “old persistence debate”
March 7, 2022

As noted in my most recent blog about the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, a major…

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TOUCHED BY LYME: Highs and lows at TBD Working Group meetings
March 4, 2022

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s recent online meetings gave reasons for Lyme advocates to…

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The Lyme Times: How Lyme disease can affect the brain
March 2, 2022

Topics covered in latest issue of the Lyme Times include: Lyme disease and your…

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How to apply for Social Security benefits for Lyme disease
March 2, 2022

When you’re too sick to work, how can you earn an income? For people in…

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No Lyme in Mississippi? Wrong! Plus co-infections and alpha-gal too.
March 1, 2022

Cortney McCord delivered the following public comment at the Feb.28 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne…

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Second day summary of TBD Working Group meeting, in tweets
March 1, 2022

On their second day of meeting, members of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group heard and…

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Have we heard from a doctor yet? Is someone going to be able to help me?
March 1, 2022

Jody Hudson delivered the following remarks as public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working…

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