Lyme Blog Posts
LYME SCI: Babesia and the blood supply
In December 2016, the American Red Cross published the results of a two-year study into the U.S. blood supply. They were specifically looking for an…
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…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Hikers should think twice before sitting on rocks
I heard a presentation last week by biologist Greg Hacker. He collects and tests ticks in the vicinity of Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, in…
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…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Little Things” packs powerful punch
“The Little Things” is a docudrama based on the life of Joseph Elone, a New York teenager who died from unrecognized Lyme disease. It will…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Arkansas takes baby steps to recognize Lyme disease
The Arkansas Health Department made headlines last week for actually acknowledging two cases of Lyme disease in their state. It’s the first time they’ve admitted…
Lorraine Johnson’s extended “Lyme & Reason” interview
In 2016, New York TV station Fox5 produced two comprehensive special reports about Lyme disease, entitled “Lyme and Reason: The cause and consequence of Lyme…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme disability ruling is a positive step
Barbara Arnold, an attorney in Oakland, California, specializes in helping people get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits after Lyme and related diseases force them…
LYME SCI: Why persister cells matter with Lyme disease
I recently attended two of Dr. Ying Zhang’s lectures at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases scientific conference in Philadelphia. Dr. Zhang is a professor…
TOUCHED BY LYME: It’s time for me to stop joking about my health
Guest blog by Shira Gusfield If you ever ask me why I’m at the doctor’s office so often, I say I don’t feel well most…
Do antibiotics help patients with Lyme disease who are also diagnosed with MS?
LymeDisease.org’s Quick Byte on neurologic Lyme disease focused on how often Lyme patients are misdiagnosed with a neurologic condition including MS (Multiple sclerosis).
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Do antibiotics help patients with Lyme disease who are also diagnosed with MS?
Periodically, I post information about some of the findings from our big data project, MyLymeData. We call these “Quick Bytes.” In April, my Quick Byte…