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.
TOUCHED BY LYME: The "take-aways" from WBUR's Lyme panel
Boston NPR radio station WBUR included a panel discussion of Lyme disease as part of its week-long series “Living with Lyme.” Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The Economic Impact and Burden of Lyme Disease—A Wake Up Call to Policy Makers
I was honored to speak at the “What’s NEXT” Lyme forum, hosted by Congressman Chris Gibson at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York on…
TOUCHED BY LYME: What not to say when someone is sick or in pain
Guest columnist Toni Bernhard, who blogs on the Psychology Today website, says even well-intentioned people may not know how to talk to the chronically ill…
TOUCHED BY LYME: "Babelicious" and other household names
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal ponders how to make tick-borne diseases easier to pronounce and remember.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Full Disclosure. IDSA Enforces Its “Voluntary” Guidelines
In 2008, then-Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, criticized the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines authors for their conflicts-of-interest with vaccines, Lyme test kits…
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in Kentucky? Says who?
A minister’s experience gives rise to a new Lyme support group in Kentucky.
TOUCHED BY LYME: A beauty contest for biofilms?
This microbiology website is holding an on-line photo contest for microorganisms. Your vote for the borrelia biofilm could help raise Lyme awareness in the international…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Waiting for life's red lights to turn green
(Guest blog) A mom writes in free verse about her daughter’s challenges with Lyme and schooling.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Misdiagnosed Lyme turned into horrific experience
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal writes about damage caused by “illiteracy of tick-borne illness.”
NEWS: The Lyme Times looks at Embers monkey study
The latest issue of the Lyme Times is on its way to members of LymeDisease.org.
TOUCHED BY LYME: "A lost childhood: The hidden faces of Lyme disease"
LymeTeens, an on-line social network support group for teens with Lyme, has created a video for Lyme disease awareness month.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Four years since AG action & we're still stuck with the d*** IDSA guidelines
Petition to remove IDSA Lyme guidelines from NGC has passed 21,000. Please sign and share now.