Lyme Blog Posts
Latest issue of Lyme Times looks at gender bias in Lyme disease
The Winter 2019 issue of the Lyme Times offers a look at Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Baseball’s Tom Seaver diagnosed with dementia
According to reports by the Associated Press, the New York Times, and other news outlets, baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with…
“Rising Above Lyme Disease” offers guidance for patients and families
By Julia Greenspan, ND Chronic Lyme disease and associated co-infections are creating a chronic disease juggernaut that is moving through the environment, the human body…
LYME SCI: When brain inflammation persists after Lyme disease treatment
In a new study, researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found evidence of chemical changes and widespread inflammation in the brains of…
IGeneX immunoblot tests find Lyme in Australian blood samples
by Marie Brown Lyme Disease Association of Australia Examination of one hundred blood samples from Australian patients suggests that many have been exposed to Lyme…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Take our survey on NIH’s Lyme disease strategic plan
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has invited public feedback on its tick-borne disease research strategy. LymeDisease.org will be submitting comments, and we want to…
Patient lawsuit against IDSA and insurers moves forward in Texas
By Mary Beth Pfeiffer A federal lawsuit that may just validate the pain of thousands of Lyme disease patients – and the flaws in prevailing…
LDA’s Pat Smith discusses ticks, TBD Working Group & legislation
Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, discusses ticks, the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s recent report and proposed legislation regarding Lyme disease. She’s…
TOUCHED BY LYME: When the “perfect storm” is too much to bear
Jimmy Kimball was a happy, healthy boy growing up in Massachusetts. The oldest of five brothers, he delighted in outdoor activities with family and friends….
Lyme Disease Stigma and Privacy Survey Results
MyLymeData surveyed patients on topic of privacy – The results showed that Lyme disease patients face disrespect and discrimination both within and outside the healthcare…
Medical stalemate: what causes continuing symptoms after Lyme treatment?
by Holly Ahern, MS, MT (ASCP) In 2018, I served on a Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tick Borne Disease…
Taking CDC to task for endorsing “one dose” Lyme treatment
Advocates for Lyme disease patients are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw its endorsement of single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for…