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.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Two-Tiered Lab Testing for Lyme Disease—No Better Than a Coin Toss. Time for change?
One reason that many patients suffering from Lyme disease can’t get properly treated is because they can’t get properly diagnosed in the first place. Often,…
TOUCHED BY LYME: A new way to "crowdfund" your medical bills
Needy Meds is a resource for people who need help with the cost of medical care. The organization is a clearing house for Patient Assistance…
When family members don’t believe you have Lyme
A father regrets that he failed to believe his daughter really had Lyme disease. His message to others who have family members with Lyme: “Lyme…
“I am not alone in this hellish journey”
Guest blogger Sofia Webster paints a portrait of one day in a Lyme disease support group.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Persistence Personified in Lyme Disease–Those Pesky Human Cases
Current laboratory tests widely used for Lyme disease rely on indirect measures of infection based on the immune system’s antibody response to B. burdorferi—the bacteria…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Ticks Transmit a World of Disease and Co-infections Into the Lives of Lyme Patients
Ticks are the number one vector of disease in the US and are second only to mosquitoes worldwide. Ticks frequently take blood meals from small…
Washington Post writer's question about Lyme disease
The mother of a daughter with Lyme disease wonders what do about lingering symptoms. In my opinion, she’s turning to the wrong voices for answers…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Lyme disease testing—the CDC, LabCorp and stories that don’t add up
Dr. Paul Mead of the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) recently stated in the Wall Street Journal that the CDC’s recommended two-step process…
Telling the stories of people with Lyme disease
“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.
Sequel to Under Our Skin is essential viewing
Review of Under Our Skin 2: Emergence.
THE LYME TIMES: Celebrities turn spotlight on Lyme disease
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…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Whose interests is the FDA protecting? Not Lyme patients, apparently
On July 31, the FDA announced it would move forward with regulations to restrict cutting edge laboratory developed tests (LDTs), which have not required FDA…