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.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme disability ruling is a positive step
Barbara Arnold, an attorney in Oakland, California, specializes in helping people get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits after Lyme and related diseases force them…
LYME SCI: Why persister cells matter with Lyme disease
I recently attended two of Dr. Ying Zhang’s lectures at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases scientific conference in Philadelphia. Dr. Zhang is a professor…
TOUCHED BY LYME: It’s time for me to stop joking about my health
Guest blog by Shira Gusfield If you ever ask me why I’m at the doctor’s office so often, I say I don’t feel well most…
Do antibiotics help patients with Lyme disease who are also diagnosed with MS?
LymeDisease.org’s Quick Byte on neurologic Lyme disease focused on how often Lyme patients are misdiagnosed with a neurologic condition including MS (Multiple sclerosis).
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Do antibiotics help patients with Lyme disease who are also diagnosed with MS?
Periodically, I post information about some of the findings from our big data project, MyLymeData. We call these “Quick Bytes.” In April, my Quick Byte…
A deep dive into learning about psychiatric Lyme
Guest post by Dr. Jane Marke, MD Patients dealing with Lyme suffer neuro-psychiatric complications that are related directly to the illness, as well as to…
LYME SCI: Analysis shows standard Lyme testing is highly inaccurate
Lyme disease is spreading rapidly across the world and is currently the most common tick-borne disease in the United States and Europe. Although the diagnosis…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Help Shape Top 10 Priorities for Lyme Research Agenda by Taking Our Survey
Today, LymeDisease.org launches a survey of 25 research questions for the community to vote on and prioritize. The answers will be used to develop a…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Threading your way through Morgellons disease
What can cause weird things to pop out of your skin—perhaps looking like colorful threads of blue, red, white or black? They may even look…
Neurological Lyme disease often falls outside usual mold
Dr. Elena Frid, who recently spoke at the ILADS conference in Philadelphia, shares observations about neurological presentations of Lyme disease. After finishing my training in…
The importance of early diagnosis of Lyme disease
Our initial results presented at the conferences highlight the importance of early diagnosis of Lyme disease to improve patient response to treatment. 23% more patients…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: MyLymeData Releases Preliminary Findings at Scientific Conferences
It’s hard to believe that our patient-driven big data project, MyLymeData, was launched just last November. In October and November of this year, we presented…