Lorraine Johnson invited to White House citizen science forum
LymeDisease.org CEO Lorraine Johnson has been selected to participate in a White House forum hosted by the…
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LymeDisease.org CEO Lorraine Johnson has been selected to participate in a White House forum hosted by the…
The IDSA’s Lyme review panel is supposed to consider the “patient perspective.”
The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently announced that it will finally be updating its Lyme disease guidelines. They have opened a 30-day window for the public to comment on their guideline development process. I’ve only had a few days to review their proposal, but I am deeply concerned by what I see.
Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season.
“The Lyme Altar: A People’s History of Symptoms, Sacrifice and Hope,” a new documentary, focuses on Lyme patients and the doctors who treat them.
The cover of the latest issue of THE LYME TIMES features entertainers Debbie Gibson and Daryl Hall, who are among the celebrities helping to draw media attention to Lyme disease.
LymeDisease.org has endorsed the new Lyme disease guidelines published by ILADS, calling them “both evidence-based and patient-centered.”
“Had we listened to our pediatrician and the local Lyme disease expert, we might have stuffed him full of psychoactive medications unable to address the disease. It would have been tantamount to locking him up and throwing away the key,” Elizabeth Stone said. Luckily they found Dr. Jones and her 16-year old son made a near-miraculous recovery.
Twenty-five years ago, with a handful of volunteers, Phyllis Mervine launched what became LymeDisease.org. Our first issue of The Lyme Times was two legal-sized pieces of paper photocopied and stapled together. This anniversary issue looks at the early years of Lyme advocacy–the pioneers and the denialists–and the grassroots efforts that have brought us to this point.
LymeDisease.org asked chronic Lyme patients the same “quality of life” questions the CDC asks about other chronic diseases. Nobody had ever done that before.
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