Lyme Blog Posts
Treatment strategies for long-haul COVID and persistent Lyme disease
By Kris Newby, Invisible International A Dublin-based infectious disease doctor who’s treated both long COVID and chronic Lyme patients shares new research and treatment strategies…
Career success while battling chronic Lyme disease
by Fred Diamond On my Sales Game Changers Podcast, I frequently interview sales and business leaders who achieve rewarding careers while dealing with chronic Lyme…
A deer, a cow, and learning to heal from Lyme disease
by Jamie Bennett What is your health worth to you? If lost, how far would you go to get it back? These are questions I’ve…
Recognizing and treating Lyme disease in young children
By Kris Newby, Invisible International Lyme disease affects children more than any other age group. But the young ones are often difficult to diagnose, especially…
Lyme has taken my income, my hobbies, even my personality at times
Alexandra Logg delivered the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. By Alexandra Logg Good morning and…
CDC fails to acknowledge neuropsych symptoms of Lyme and other TBDs
Lyme disease and co-infections can bring on a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as pain, seizures, and cognitive impairment. Yet, patients often find that their…
In order to prove how sick I am, I had to make myself sicker
By Jamison Hill The last few months have been rough. I have been going through a brutal intake interview for In-Home Supportive Services, which provides…
Mom credits IVIG with turning around child’s Powassan infection
Three-year-old Jonathan Simonson, of Pennsylvania, contracted Powassan virus from a tick bite in June. In the following first-person account, his mother describes what happened next….
Precisely how do ticks ambush you–and give you Lyme disease?
John Eoin Healy, PhD, now retired from University College Cork, Ireland, has been researching tick biology for over 40 years. In the following article and…
Does unrecognized Lyme in mothers lead to autism spectrum disorder?
By Debbie Kimberg I received many positive responses to my recent blog about my son’s 80% recovery from symptoms that had been diagnosed as autism…
Adverse childhood events, PTSD, and brain inflammation
By Todd Maderis, ND The medical community has become more aware of the association between adverse childhood events (ACE) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It…
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…