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.
Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information By: Todd Feathers, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Angie Waller,…
10 tips for Lyme disability insurance claims
by Jennifer Hess, Esq., Partner at Riemer Hess LLC Obtaining disability insurance benefits for Lyme disease is no easy feat. Insurance companies unreasonably scrutinize Lyme…
Diagnosing early Lyme disease by assessing immune response
Adaptive Biotechnologies has unveiled a new type of Lyme disease test aimed at detecting the illness during the early stages of infection. Conventional tests for…
New CDC maps show county-level distribution of tick-borne diseases
The CDC has recently published new county-level mapping of where blacklegged ticks are most prevalent and where they have been found infected with any of…
Lyme disease likely has infected 14.5% of world population
Lyme disease has likely infected more than 14% of the global population, about 1 in 7 people. That’s according to a new study in BMJ…
Racial disparities in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease
by Melissa Wright, MBA, Director of Patient Engagement & Outreach for LymeDisease.org Racial disparities in healthcare. Health inequity. Social determinants of health. Socioeconomic status. Systemic…
He bucked the establishment to help kids recover from Lyme disease
There has been an outpouring of emotion in the wake of the recent death of Lyme pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones. Many of those who…
West Virginia governor says blood work confirms he has Lyme disease
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced that, after receiving the results of his blood work, his doctors have confirmed a diagnosis of Lyme disease….
A eulogy for Dr. Charles Ray Jones, by friends and admirers
by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW, BCD “…one should try to live each day in such a way that something could be done of significance that will…
Dr. Jones’s still-relevant advice on children with Lyme disease
Dr. Charles Ray Jones—who recently died at age 93—was a giant in the field of pediatric Lyme disease treatment. He not only helped thousands of…
British Columbia’s Lyme disease risk zones are spreading
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has updated its information on Lyme disease in the Canadian province. The Facebook post below shows a map…
Changes to CDC’s Lyme case definition may result in more undercounting
By Kris Newby, Invisible International In January 2022, the U.S. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) published a revision to its 2017 Lyme disease…