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: Easy meals for Lyme families
Putting healthy meals on the table can be a challenge for anybody—either by yourself or feeding a family. When the cook is sick, or tending…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IDSA Lyme Conflicts of Interest–Tell me more!
Merrill Goozner, a highly regarded medical ethicist, posted a recent commentary on conflicts of interest, "No Light at the End of the Tunnel on Disclosure."…
Lyme disease: Reader not aMUSed with MUS category –Call for acronyms
My recent post on MUS (medically unexplained syndrome) and why that doesn't apply so much to a disease of known etiology drew an interesting comment…
LYME POLICY WONK: “The IDSA will not hesitate to change its guidelines”– True or False?
If you don't read medical journals or medical ethics journals, you may have missed a comment made by Dr. Ann Gershon in the Southern Medical…
IDSA Lyme Double Speak
Have you ever noticed how the IDSA says one thing, but really means and does another? For instance, how they say that their guidelines…
Taming the beast: No MUS, No Fuss!
Patients with Lyme disease know how important the definition of an illness can be. We know that the difference between chronic Lyme and Post…
TOUCHED BY LYME: (book review) How top LLMDs treat chronic Lyme
In this new book by Connie Strasheim, thirteen Lyme specialists explain their healing strategies.
IDSA Lyme Hearing: Wormser– Talk About Exaggeration!
Talk about exaggeration. No really–at the hearing. Dr. Carol Baker asked Dr. Wormser the $200 question: Why exaggerate if the truth…
TOUCHED BY LYME: When Lyme hits people in their twenties
How do college students and other young adults cope with Lyme at this transitional time of their lives, when they would hope to be finishing…
IDSA Lyme Hearing– Contested Recommendations
Most of you know the hearing on July 30th before the IDSA hearing panel was about "contested recommendations" in the IDSA 2006 guidelines. These…
LYME POLICY WONK: CALDA survey results are in!
Ask the Lyme community a question, or two or 30 and they answer! When we asked for input before the IDSA Lyme hearing, we…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Ya-ya” author recounts struggle with Lyme disease
Bestselling author Rebecca Wells offers a new book, a website, and a poignant account of her life with Lyme disease.