Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: Saving money on Lyme-related lab tests
Paying out-of-pocket for lab testing can take a hefty toll on your family’s pocketbook. Here’s one way to save.
TOUCHED BY LYME: "300,000" number catches media's eye
When the CDC bumped its estimate of annual Lyme cases from 30,000 to ten times that, it made the evening news.
TOUCHED BY LYME: New CDC Lyme figures still ignore important issues
The CDC upped its official count of Lyme disease cases in the US to 300,000, ten times the previous number.
NEWS: CDC raises Lyme estimate from 30,000 to 300,000
The CDC has announced a new way of reporting Lyme disease cases in the US. This is a developing story and more information will be…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Rash of Lyme stories in national media
The past few months have seen a sharp rise in Lyme disease coverage in the national news media. Here are clickable links, in case you…
THE LYME TIMES: New Yorker article fails to ask important questions
In the July 1 issue of The New Yorker, reporter Michael Specter examined “The Lyme Wars.” Shortly after his article was published, NPR’s Terry Gross…
TOUCHED BY LYME: In latest "Yellow Book," CDC still minimizes Lyme disease risk
Updated edition of “ultimate guide for healthy travel” obscures the fact that Lyme is a world-wide concern.
HARD SCIENCE ON LYME: Trials and tribulations of getting Borrelia biofilms acccepted for publication
In this guest blog, pathologist Alan MacDonald describes the struggle to publish the discovery of Borrelia biofilms and what the existence of these biofilms means…
TOUCHED BY LYME: The difference between "normal tired" and "too tired to breathe"
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal explores what “fatigue” can mean to a person with chronic Lyme disease.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Unfortunate news for young MA tick researcher
Her case underscores the need for extreme vigilance concerning ticks.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Bracelets for Lyme disease
The US Mail brings a gift from the heart to help Lyme patients.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Pam Weintraub’s CNN Article–Setting Things Straight
CNN published an editorial by Pam Weintraub that helps set the record straight in Lyme disease. I comment about how the Lyme research agenda…