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: The CDC Definition of HIV: Does History Repeat Itself?
Does history repeat itself? Did you know that the initial CDC definition of AIDS did not include women? And, because it did not…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Thanks to Everyone Who Helped With the IDSA Petition!
CALDA and Time for Lyme (TFL) want to thank everyone for their help on the petition asking Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal to further hold the…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Artful Dodgers, 1,2,3 : the IDSA, the NIH and the IOM Makes Three
What do Representatives Chris Smith and Frank Wolf have in common? They know how to ask the right people hard questions. What do…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Tick-borne mystery in Folsom, CA. Can you say “tularemia”?
When the eight-year-old boy bent his head down, his mother noticed an odd little bump under his hair. Looking more closely, she saw it was…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Meredith raises $1500+ for Lyme research in one week…and is still going strong
Just last week, southern California Lyme patient Meredith Hiney heard about the upcoming 2010 CALDA Lymewalks, and “instantly knew” that raising money for Lyme disease…
TOUCHED BY LYME: (book review) "How to be sick"
This book is not about how to get sick or how to stay sick. It's about how to "be" when you are sick. How to…
NEWS: Massachusetts governor signs Lyme doctor protection law
The governor of Massachusetts has signed a bill providing protection to doctors who prescribe long term antibiotics for Lyme disease. The new law gives doctors…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The nuts and bolts of Lyme awareness outreach
Anne Mears, a Lyme activist from southern California, shares practical advice about setting up a Lyme display at a public event.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Debate of the Century—Uncle Sam Wants You to Control Health Care Costs
There is a big debate going on now about how to control health care costs. (Surprised?) Obama has been relying on the Dartmouth Atlas project…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IOM Conference calls: A Phone to Nowhere?
I have to say, I have not heard encouraging things about the IOM process. Most folks think the IDSA simply plucked a friendly forum…
TOUCHED BY LYME: "Under Our Skin" producer says cronyism and conflicts of interest have stymied Lyme research
Kris Newby, senior producer of the awarding-winning Lyme disease documentary, recently addressed the Institute of Medicine's listening session for "The State of the Science" of…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: LYME IS PART OF A MUCH BROADER DEBATE ABOUT THE ROLE OF PATIENTS IN HEALTHCARE
The broad debate about the role of consumers in health care policy is important to the Lyme community. However, many of the things that…