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: IDSA Lyme Hearing Panel–What to do when opinion is strong, but evidence is weak?
Now that two studies have shown that IDSA guidelines are generally long on opinion and short on evidence, what should the IDSA guideline panel do?…
LYMEPOLICYWONK.ORG: When it’s a matter of opinion, whose opinion counts?
Doing a guideline review process correctly and vigilantly is important. It is also a difficult goal to pull off. The 2006 IDSA guideline…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Researcher finds IDSA treatment guidelines long on opinion and short on science
IDSA guidelines are long on opinion and short on science. This is the stunning conclusion made by an infectious disease specialist at Drexel University,…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Anatomy of IDSA annual meeting: Vaccine Financial Ties
50% of the 272 speakers at the October 2009 IDSA annual meeting who disclosed conflicts, had ties to one or more of the five leading…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Weinstein Offers IDSA Panel a Dead End Road to Nowhere
I have been reviewing the IDSA transcripts and reread Dr. Arthur Weinstein’s testimony. Yesterday, I discussed Weinstein’s argument that chronic Lyme should be considered…
TOUCHED BY LYME: BPA in canned food can disrupt endocrine system
BPA–a toxic chemical in plastics–is often used in canning food. According to the Environmental Working Group, the substance leaches into the food from the can,…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IDSA Hearings—Weinstein’s Pet Theory Shouldn’t Trump Patient Care
I have been reviewing the IDSA transcripts and reread Dr. Arthur Weinstein’s testimony. Weinstein testified in support of the IDSA Lyme guidelines at…
TOUCHED BY LYME: October Lyme conferences a whirl of education & activity
Lyme practitioners, advocates and patients descended on the Washington DC area last month, for a series of Lyme conferences and related activities. I was…
Lyme disease: Losing your innocence in science
Having Lyme means losing your innocence, utterly, in science. It's true. I am remembering the night I explained evidence-based medicine to a friend whose…
Lyme Policy Wonk: Fresh back from the conferences!
Fresh back from the Columbia/LDA conference and the ILADS conference in Washington, DC. I love going back for these conferences because I see all…
Lyme Policy Wonk: Beam me up, Scotty. See you after the jump!
Why do we do what we do? Sometimes we win, but there are many, many (too many) bumps in the road on the way…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Changing how the world sees Lyme disease
Here's my personal Lyme mission statement: I want to change the way the world perceives Lyme disease. One of the things that's going to help…