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.
Chronic Lyme Disease and the “Axis of Evil”
A recent publication authored by Feder and correspondence to that publication defined the 'Axis of Evil' in this controversy as physicians who treat patients with…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Disbelieving Lyme disease
A mom I know whose whole family has struggled with Lyme disease for over 20 years called me after my recent posting about teenagers with…
Q&A: IDSA Public Input Period
On February 2, 2009, the IDSA announced the opening of the 60-day public input period. The period expires at 5 pm on April 3,…
Protesting the panel: Putting pen to paper
In another post, I pointed out problems with the composition of the IDSA panel—namely, that the IDSA panel is biased toward the IDSA…
Rejects! NY Times Rejects Another Letter from Johnson/Stricker
Over the years in the trenches, Dr. Stricker and I have written a number of letters jointly or individual to the New York Times. …
TOUCHED BY LYME: When teenagers have Lyme disease
Dealing with Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections is a miserable ordeal at any age, but it offers unique challenges when the person going through…
Weintraub to IDSA: Listen to the steady heart beat of true science, leave the past behind, and move toward the future
If you have not read Pam Weintraub's Disappearing a disease: when guidelines are biased, patients suffer I suggest you take a breath and head over…
Lyme panel: Selection and exclusion bias
Most patients who write me share my concern about the composition of the IDSA panel, and with good cause. Our reasons for concern are…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme in them thar zip codes
A steady stream of responses has flowed into my email box regarding my previous blog post “No Lyme in (your zip code here).” What follows…
IDSA Lyme Disease Review Panel Announces Public Input Period and Hearing Date
The IDSA review panel has announced that the period for the public to submit information to ensure that all points views are taken into consideration…
IDSA guidelines panel list as of 2/1/09
Some of you are aware that the original list of 10 panel members is now 9 because Weinstein was removed. For convenience, I am…
Lyme Organizations: New IDSA Guidelines Panel, Unbalanced & Biased: Congressman and Patient Groups Voice Concerns
Greenwich, CT, January 28, 2009-Patient groups voiced concern and disappointment about the new Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Lyme disease guidelines’ panel, which excludes…