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.
Educating California’s Central Valley about Lyme disease
Two women from Fresno, California, are featured in a TV segment about Lyme disease. One, Jody Hudson, lost her 22-year-daughter Alex to the illness last…
Study finds mixed bacterial biofilms in Morgellons specimens
A new study entitled “Mixed Borrelia burgdorferi and Helicobacter pylori Biofilms in Morgellons Disease Dermatological Specimens” revealed that mixed bacterial biofilms are present within Morgellons…
If true, Shapiro on TBD Working Group will outrage Lyme community
(Update: Click here to sign our petition to remove Shapiro from the TBDWG.) The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has announced on its website…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Who represents Lyme disease patients? Why it matters.
Since December, the Lyme community has been waiting to learn who will be appointed as new members of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. You…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Is Lyme disease a bioweapons experiment gone bad?
The mainstream “origin story” of Lyme disease in the United States goes like this: In the 1970s, a mysterious ailment afflicted a group of people…
One family’s story of strep, Lyme disease, and PANS/PANDAS
By Jenny Kravitz On January 3, 2019, my family’s whole world changed LITERALLY OVER NIGHT. Our once loving little man (now age 6) was filled…
Lyme spirochete found in genital lesion. Possible sexual transmission?
A report describing detection of the bacterial agent of Lyme disease in a genital lesion lends support to possible sexual transmission of the disease. The…
GD Anderson–feminist, Lyme fighter, founder of the Cova Project
By Kimberley Price Vogue magazine once quoted Australian activist GD Anderson as saying: “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Get your copy of the MyLymeData 2019 Chart Book
How many participants in the MyLymeData patient registry ever had a Lyme-related rash? (34%) How many initially presented with flu-like symptoms? (64%). How many were…
2019 MyLymeData Chart Book released
We are pleased to present the 2019 Chart Book for the MyLymeData patient registry. MyLymeData has enrolled over 12,000 participants and is currently among the…
What does Lyme disease do to your body?
SICK is a web series that investigates how different diseases affect our bodies. This week the topic was Lyme disease, with important perspective by Dr….
Family is on the road for “extreme avoidance” of toxic mold
By Bryan Rosner We all know that mold is now recognized to be a major contributing factor in the severity of Lyme disease. This is…