LymeSci Blog
Lonnie Marcum
is a Physical Therapist, with a dual degree in health administration and physical therapy. She has a passion for helping people heal from illness and injury by treating the whole body. She became active in the Lyme community after her daughter was diagnosed with tick-borne diseases in 2013. She now devotes much time to learning about Lyme and related conditions, and sharing that knowledge via social media. In addition, she has served as a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Tick Biology, Ecology, Control Subcommittee. Her blog, LymeSci, seeks to help patients understand the science of tick-borne diseases and new developments in research.
Why I can’t retire: too much Lyme work still to be done
By Phyllis Mervine I was just cleaning up files on my computer and found this series of vignettes I wrote 10 years ago. I’ll be…
TOUCHED BY LYME: 4th year of “Take a bite out of Lyme” campaign
Once again, the international grassroots social media campaign known as “Lyme Disease Challenge” has been in full gear this month, raising Lyme disease awareness in…
A new “stolen generation” –this time due to Lyme disease?
Every May 26, Australia observes “National Sorry Day,” a commemoration of the country’s mistreatment of Aborigines. It began 20 years ago, as a day of…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Working to improve the diagnosis of Lyme disease
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is a non-profit organization that focuses on the problem of diagnostic error. It works with patients and…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Letterman gives a tick to Seth Meyers on TV
In an unusual observance of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, comedian David Letterman visited “Late Night with Seth Meyers” with something unexpected in his pocket. It…
LYME SCI: Tick-borne viruses? We don’t know what we don’t know.
In November of 2016, when a five-month-old baby boy woke with vomiting and high fever, his parents took him to the hospital, only to be…
A mother and son’s 9-year roller coaster ride with neuro-Lyme
by Rebecca Zelis It has been nine years since a diagnosis, and over a decade since a tick-borne disease inflicted itself on my son’s brain….
LYME SCI: Infected ticks in California? It’s complicated.
Last week, I posted the verbal comments I made to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. At the same time, I also submitted written comments,…
TBD Working Group’s May 16 meeting, in tweets
The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met in Washington DC on May 16. The public could view it via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s…
Summary of May 15 TBD Working Group meeting, in tweets
The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its fifth meeting in Washington DC on May 15. The public could view it via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Rehashing” LYMErix vaccine? Yes, let’s do that
Many in the Lyme community have followed the proceedings of the federal Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group closely. As I watched the webcast of the May…
Important background on Lyme vaccine controversy
Editor’s note: The topic of a Lyme vaccine has raised some controversy surrounding the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, which meets this week in Washington DC….