Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: Say what? California fifth in nation for Lyme insurance claims?
The CDC’s official count of approximately 30,000 Lyme disease cases per year in the United States has been a constant source of exasperation to the…
TBD Working Group’s June 21 meeting, in tweets
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held an online meeting on June 21. The public could view it via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: What I told TBDWG about “two standards of care” for Lyme disease
I was selected to give verbal comments at today’s federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group meeting. Here’s what I told them: There is considerable uncertainty in…
FACA rules and the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
Questions have been raised in the Lyme community about the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and its compliance with assorted regulations, especially related to what is…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Is shared decision making the wave of the future?
Medicare now requires “shared decision making” before it will pay for certain medical procedures. Shared decision making involves a balanced discussion between patient and physician…
An anthropologist’s view of Lyme disease and suicide
By Aaron J. Jackson It’s been almost a year since I tried to kill myself. As a doctoral student living in the leafy suburb of…
Tackling the ticks with tech–an interview with Dr. Brian Fallon
From the blog “The Global Search for Education” by CM Rubin Most likely, you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, the…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Dropping rhymes” to target Lyme disease
The health department of Fairfax County, Virginia, has come up with an eye-popping (and ear-popping!) way to teach people about Lyme disease–a rap music video….
Read excerpt of Pfeiffer’s book in newest issue of Lyme Times
One of the most frustrating pieces of the Lyme disease puzzle is that testing for the illness is so problematic. Due to faulty tests, a…
New York City issues tick-borne disease advisory
New York City health officials have issued an advisory to local health care providers, urging them to be on the alert for tick-borne diseases in…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Update on TBD Working Group. How did we do?
There have been a lot of questions raised about the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and how the Lyme community has participated in the process….
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in the South? Guess again.
Kevin Wolfe of Alabama is the father of a son with Lyme disease. The boy suffered from intense pain, light sensitivity and an array of…