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.
“It should not be this hard.” Doctors don’t recognize tick-borne ills.
Jennifer Platt gave the following public comments at the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s Sept. 12 web-based meeting. I’m Jennifer Platt from Pittsboro, North Carolina….
LYME SCI: Finding encouragement at Stanford’s Lyme conference
It had been six years and two months since I’d driven down the lane leading into Stanford. Not gonna lie. Driving past the hospital triggered…
31,000+ have called for Shapiro’s removal. HHS doesn’t care.
Last May, LymeDisease.org launched a petition asking for Dr. Eugene Shapiro’s removal from the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG). More than 31, 000 people…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Panel lacks balance, excludes needed voices
Here’s what I told the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group during public verbal comments at its Sept. 12 meeting. You can also read my longer…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Give us timely information on Working Group
I gave the following remarks as public comment at the September 12 web-based meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. They are a shortened…
Summary of TBD Working Group Sept 12 meeting, in tweets
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held a web-based meeting on September 12. Members of sub-committees were announced, with progress reports. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Ignoring psychiatric Lyme disease at our peril
Psychiatrist Robert Bransfield predicts the proposed IDSA guidelines could contribute to a “national and global epidemic of psychiatric illnesses, suicide, violence, substance abuse and developmental…
Wrongful death suit shows pitfalls of IDSA Lyme guidelines
By Mary Beth Pfeiffer In August of 2013, Joseph Elone died suddenly when Lyme disease infected his heart. He was 17 years old and had…
New York now requires tick warning signs at state parks
A bill calling for tick warning signs in New York state parks has been signed into law. The measure, sponsored by State Senator Sue Serino…
77 groups in 8 countries join protest of IDSA Lyme guidelines
The Ad Hoc Patient and Physician Coalition to protest the IDSA Lyme guidelines continues to grow–both in the United States and abroad. At this writing,…
Answering questions about hyperthermia treatment for Lyme disease
By Michelle McKeon If you have never experienced the traumatizing effects of Lyme, take my word, it is a complete nightmare. I spent years in…
San Diego-area ticks infected with tularemia; hikers warned
Several ticks recently collected along the Lopez Canyon Trail in San Diego County’s Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia. Tularemia, also known as “rabbit…