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.
NYC ticks found to carry 5 different infections
People often associate ticks with being in rural or suburban areas. But the infection-carrying arachnids can be found in densely populated cities as well. In…
Experimental antibiotic treatment for Lyme heads for human safety trials
By Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Human safety trials of a novel antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease developed by Northeastern professor Kim Lewis are scheduled…
Proposed bill calls for greater monitoring of alpha-gal syndrome
U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) and Andrew R. Garbarino (New York) have introduced bipartisan legislation to allow for greater monitoring and reporting of alpha-gal syndrome…
Working to reduce the impact of tick-borne diseases in Virginia
In 2023, Virginia convened a working group to study and make recommendations for reducing the impact of tick-borne diseases in that state. The panel, composed…
Her art reflects long-term struggle with unrecognized Lyme disease
Emily Bromberg is a painter and ceramic artist based in Seattle, Washington. She’s struggled with unexplained chronic pain for much of her life. Things dramatically…
Zooming with Congress for more Lyme funding
More than 380 Lyme disease advocates from 45 states put on their special green neck scarves and zoomed with congressional offices this week. Their goal?…
Singer/songwriter went to Nashville to record “Dear Lyme”
By Judith Howard I was bitten by a female deer tick in Missouri in July 2015. My doctor said there was no risk of infection…
PODCAST: Finding resilience through the Lyme disease journey
By Fred Diamond On this week’s “Love, Hope, Lyme” podcast, Lymedisease.org President Dorothy Leland and her daughter Rachel Leland discuss the book they wrote together,…
Watch Daisy Kent detail her Lyme experience on TikTok
Daisy Kent, a current contestant on the TV show “The Bachelor,” has spoken freely about her Lyme disease experience. In the following video she recently…
Sharp rise in Lyme cases due to change in how they are reported
Reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. rose nearly 70% in 2022. The CDC says it’s not because of a large increase of new infections,…
Patient priorities regarding maternal-fetal Lyme research
Perinatal transmission of Lyme disease: A qualitative study investigating the research priorities of patients with Lyme disease in pregnancy has just been published in PLOS…
“Lyme disease” scores as Jeopardy question
Some people think you’ve made it big if you’re named in a Jeopardy question or answer. By that measure, both “Lyme disease” and the documentary…