TOUCHED BY LYME: Hip hop artist channels Lyme journey into rap song
“Revolt” performed at Oct. 5’s Lyme protest in San Francisco.
Author | LymeDisease.org
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TOUCHED BY LYME: Re-cap of San Francisco IDSA protest
How a fire alarm, a message truck, a couple hundred folks with signs and stories, and a “Lyme rapper” came together at the IDSA annual conference.
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Why is this message truck circling San Francisco’s Moscone Center?
To draw attention to the Lyme denialists of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, convening this week in SF.
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TOUCHED BY LYME: What's your sign's message to IDSA?
If you’re joining us at the IDSA Lyme protest in San Francisco on Oct. 5, what message would you like to convey?
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Teen's death a wake-up call for Lyme disease?
Official says: “We are sure that he had the infection (Lyme) — what role it played in his death is still being investigated.”
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TOUCHED BY LYME: When “Lyme Loonies” is a badge of honor
Cartoonist/Lyme warrior David Skidmore develops a line of cartoons to document the trials and tribulations of Lyme treatment.
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LYMEPOLICYWONK: Survey says most physicians don’t follow IDSA Lyme guidelines
The CDC thinks that’s a problem that needs to be fixed.
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LYMEPOLICYWONK: CDC outreach to Lyme community—true patient engagement or tokenism?
The CDC has shown a willingness to talk to Lyme patient advocates lately. Is that a breakthrough, or not?
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TOUCHED BY LYME: Hiking the Appalachian Trail for Lyme awareness
After grueling treatment for Lyme disease, Logan McCulloch made a surprising choice.
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HARD SCIENCE ON LYME: Ticks can transmit infection the first day
A new article has resurrected the old myth about disease transmission being impossible before a certain time after the tick bites. In the New Haven (CT) Register this week, Dr. David Katz writes: “Ticks need to be embedded for 24 hours or more to transmit Lyme.” This is an improvement on the usual 36-48-hour minimum we usually see, but it is still misleading. See the science and judge for yourself.
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