Lyme Blog Posts
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Using MyLymeData to Build a Research Engine
Yesterday, I was honored to speak at the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Lyme Innovation Roundtable, about the need to build the research…
Plant Compounds May Be More Effective Treating Persistent Lyme Bacteria
John Hopkins researchers: Plant compounds may be better than current antibiotics intreating persistent Lyme bacteria. Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal…
Blood-sucking bugs have been spreading diseases for 100 million years
Mosquitoes and ticks trapped in amber, still carrying ancient infections, yield important clues about the spread of vector-borne diseases. by Steve Lundberg, Oregon State University…
How I stopped chasing a “cure”–and healed from Lyme disease
by Amy B. Scher At 28 years old, and after years of suffering from medical issues that no doctor across the U.S. could unravel, I…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The problem of misdiagnosis in Lyme disease
My presentation to the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. On November 3, I was honored to give a presentation at the Patient Summit of…
The problem of Lyme disease misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis is unfortunately quite common in Lyme disease. Most patients with late or chronic Lyme disease were either misdiagnosed or waited years for their diagnosis—with…
TOUCHED BY LYME: A look at Lyme Mexico and plasmapheresis
I first heard about Lyme Mexico, Dr. Omar Morales, and plasmapheresis from a friend—a father whose 22-year-old son had been gravely infected with Lyme disease,…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Grandma’s advice on getting through tough times
The following was posted on one of the online Lyme support groups affiliated with LymeDisease.org. The author has given me permission to share, but prefers…
Lyme disease brings both unavoidable losses and unsung heroes
By Donna Falcone Picture a couple raising two sons, hundreds of miles from any other family. The husband comes home from work and finds his…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Thanksgiving in the Lyme world, 2018
This is the tenth year I’ve had the privilege of writing a Thanksgiving-themed blog, acknowledging good things taking place in the Lyme community. Sometimes, alas,…
Lawmakers override governor’s veto of Illinois Lyme legislation
The Illinois legislature has unanimously overridden Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill to allow doctors more leeway in using antibiotics to treat Lyme disease. House…
LYME SCI: Lyme? Mold toxicity? Other chronic ills? Read this book.
Dr. Neil Nathan’s new book, “TOXIC: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness,” is a must read for…