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.
My father’s death led to the Lyme diagnosis that changed my life
Melinda Bergeron, a member of the family that founded the Northeast Lyme and Associated Diseases Resource Foundation (NELAD.org), wrote this on the first anniversary of…
Response to article that overlooked key facts about Lyme disease
New York resident Holly Ahern is a professor emerita of microbiology, a researcher working on improved diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, a member of state…
PODCAST: Guiding parents through the turmoil of pediatric Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond The emotions that a parent must go through when their child has Lyme can be wide-ranging because pediatric Lyme disease doesn’t just…
2026 Advocacy Day recap: Making our voices heard
From the Center for Lyme Action{ Thank you to the more than 500 Lyme and tick-borne disease advocates who participated in Advocacy Day this year…
Study reveals how sex and menopause affect early Lyme symptoms
In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, researchers found that male and female patients with early Lyme disease present with different signs of the disease…
Lyme. COVID. Survival. And the memoir that followed.
By Nicole O’Donnell Before I ever had a name for what was happening, I knew one thing: my body no longer felt like my own….
Ranch hand with alpha‑gal syndrome wins key workers’ comp ruling
An Arkansas ranch worker developed alpha‑gal syndrome — a severe allergy to red meat — after repeated tick bites on the job. Now, a state…
Inside the Center for Lyme Action’s Virtual Advocacy Day
By Terri McCormick As an Illinois State Co-Lead for the Center for Lyme Action, I witnessed firsthand how powerful coordinated advocacy can be. On February…
Young Connecticut man recovering after severe Powassan infection
A Connecticut family is speaking out after their 20‑year‑old son was suddenly struck by Powassan virus. It’s a rare and dangerous tick‑borne illness that can…
PODCAST: Why Lyme disease happens to some people and not others
By Fred Diamond One of the most common questions I hear from Lyme survivors is simple but deeply loaded: “Why did this happen to me?…
Horowitz to talk on healing tick-borne diseases and preventing cognitive decline
Registration is now open for a special zoom presentation by Dr. Richard Horowitz on May 12, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. Dr. Horowitz will speak…
Galaxy Diagnostics and Virginia Tech unite in the race for a better Lyme test
Galaxy Diagnostics has joined forces with Virginia Tech to accelerate a promising new way to detect Lyme disease. It’s the latest development in the LymeX…