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.
Thanksgiving in the Lyme world, 2016
. Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Here’s our gratitude…
Part 2 of Fox5NY’s Lyme & Reason–Watch it here
Fox5NY follows up on last summer’s groundbreaking LYME & REASON: THE CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE. Part two, “The Voices of Change” focuses on…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Keeping records for those who have died
LymeDisease.org launched the MyLymeData project a year ago, in order to capture the experiences of people with Lyme disease. When participants sign up, they are asked…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: MyLymeData 3-month follow-up survey launched
Last year, LymeDisease.org launched MyLymeData–a national patient-centered big data project. Today it is the largest study of Lyme patients ever conducted, with over 6,000 currently…
Dr. Neil Spector encourages Lyme patients during Texas visit
The following report was filed by members of the Texas Lyme Disease Association and the North Texas Lyme Support Group. By Lisa Todd Reed and Joy Sablatura…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Songwriter no longer “Paralyzed” by Lyme
When Marina Morgan was 13 years old, she developed an auto immune disease called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). According to the National Institutes of Health, ADEM…
New study sheds light on Morgellons as an infectious disease
Press release from Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, Oct. 18, 2016: Morgellons disease is a poorly understood condition characterized by spontaneously occurring, slowly healing…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Is persistent Lyme disease caused by another organism identified by Dr. Willy Burgdorfer over 35 years ago? Why hasn’t anyone looked into it?
A new article today on STAT, an affiliate of the Boston Globe, raises serious questions about the original publication of the discovery of Lyme disease…
Bartonella infection can steal a life
A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called attention to the risks of Bartonella infections–often called Cat Scratch Disease–which can…
TOUCHED BY LYME: When are Lyme-like symptoms actually caused by B. miyamotoi?
Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-borne pathogen that has only recently been known to cause disease in humans. It’s related to Borrelia burgdorferi—the Lyme disease spirochete—and…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Dear Borrelia, let me win some battles”
The following is republished by permission, from the Facebook page of Jannine Harris of the UK. (For those who are new to all this, “Borrelia”…
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in Arkansas? Baloney!
Three sisters from an Arkansas family returned from a Girl Scout trip last May with 20 attached ticks among them. The girls all fell ill,…