Lyme Blog Posts
What link between veterans’ suicides and Lyme disease?
The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is chartered by the United States Congress. The organization provides various kinds of assistance to disabled military veterans and…
Tick attachment times and other Lyme disease myths
Dr. Laurie Radovsky is a family physician in St. Paul, MN. Board-certified in family medicine, she is a member of the Academy of Integrative Health…
Lyme may be madness, but it’s not “all in your head”
By Lori Dennis, MA Every day, in doctors’ offices across the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Amsterdam, Australia, Sweden—in 80 countries around the world—chronic…
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…
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…
Dr. Neil Spector encourages Lyme patients during Texas visit
The following report was filed by members of the Texas Lyme Disease Association and the North Texas Lyme Support Group. By Lisa Todd Reed and Joy Sablatura…
Bartonella infection can steal a life
A recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called attention to the risks of Bartonella infections–often called Cat Scratch Disease–which can…
When mama has Lyme disease–the bad and the good
by Stephanie Tait “Does your child have any special challenges I should be aware of?” Two tiny blank lines staring at me, enough for maybe…
“Designer drugs” urgently needed for Lyme disease
Press release, September 13, 2016: Lyme disease is a growing worldwide epidemic, and large “Big Data” surveys suggest that currently recommended antibiotic therapy is failing,…
When a pest control guy gets Lyme disease
by Brad Leahy When I was growing up in Maryland, Lyme disease was something we all heard a lot about. We knew to wear bug…
Think about patients who benefit from long-term Lyme treatment
Stephen Walker of Cambridge, MA, wrote the following letter to the Boston Globe. It was published August 8, 2016. I am a patient with Lyme disease…
Seven provocative findings on Lyme disease, brains and placentas
From Dr. Paul Duray Research Fellowship Endowment, Inc.: By Thomas Grier, microbiologist Mother-to-child transmission of Borrelia across the womb Finding Borrelia burgdorferi and miyamotoi associated…