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.
Erin Walker: “We need tests, treatment, and recognition that Lyme is real”
Erin Walker delivered the following remarks by telephone to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on Sept. 15, 2020. My name is Erin Walker and I…
COVID-19 Impact on Lyme Patients: Survey Results through September 10, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted life throughout the world for half a year now. In May, MyLymeData launched our COVID-19 Impact Survey to learn how the pandemic…
LYME SCI: Intersection of Lyme and COVID, plus honoring Neil Spector
I just ‘attended’ the 2020 International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS) 21st Annual Scientific Conference entitled: “One Health Lyme: The Intersection of Lyme and…
ILADS 2020–Live tweets from Sunday, Sept. 13
LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live tweeted the virtual presentations of the ILADS 2020 scientific conference. Here’s what she said on Sept. 13:
ILADS 2020–Live tweets of Saturday, Sept. 12
LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live tweeted the virtual presentations of the ILADS 2020 scientific conference. Here’s a compilation of Sept. 12’s events:
ILADS 2020–Tweet summary presentations on Friday, Sept 11
LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live tweeted the virtual presentations of the ILADS 2020 scientific conference. Here’s a compilation of what she said:
Lyme has devastated my family–physically, financially, and emotionally
The following was submitted as a written public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. By Monica White I am writing today as an…
LYME SCI: What smells like citrus and protects you from ticks?
As many of us have discovered during the COVID pandemic shutdown, living like a hermit is no fun. Yet, as we venture outdoors for a…
Actress and comedian Amy Schumer is being treated for Lyme disease
Actress and comedian Amy Schumer has announced on Instagram that she’s being treated for Lyme disease. “Anyone get LYME this summer? I got it and…
Video tribute to Dr. Neil Spector, Lyme hero, with music by Dana Parish
Lyme advocate Savannah Marcum has compiled the following video tribute to Dr. Neil Spector, with background music by Dana Parish. (Parish wrote the song based…
“One Moment” video warns student athletes about Lyme disease risk
Nina Fairbairn played on the Harvard women’s golf team all four of her undergraduate years. 2013-2017. But during the summer between her junior and senior…
Baseball great Tom Seaver dies of Lyme, dementia, and COVID-19
New York Daily News, Sept. 2, 2020 By Bill Madden The long goodbye has ended. The Mets’ “Franchise” is gone. Tom Seaver, the greatest of…