Lyme Blog Posts
Understanding the Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction (JHR)
By Invisible International The Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction (JHR) is a complex immune response often seen in patients undergoing antibiotic treatment for various bacterial infections, including several…
Bill calls for $10 billion in research for long COVID and other “longhaul” diseases
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), has introduced legislation to address the long COVID crisis that…
Lyme patient sues landlord, claims moldy apartment makes her sicker
By Joyce Cohen, the New York Post Kelly Kreth was living the Manhattan dream. Ten years ago, she lucked into a rent-stabilized apartment in a…
Beth O’Hara, FN, pioneering MCAS practitioner, has passed away
Beth O’Hara, founder and owner of Mast Cell 360, has died. She was a functional naturopath specializing in mast cell activation syndrome and histamine intolerance,…
THE LAST FIVE MINUTES: How self-compassion can bring healing
In a previous blog, THE LAST 5 MINUTES: 8 Concepts and Contemplations in Healing, nurse practitioner Mindy Daigle outlines eight ideas that can help a…
PODCAST: Dr. Neil Nathan on mold, Lyme, and EMFs
By Fred Diamond When I wrote my book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to…
Researchers study ticks in Ottawa where houses border the woods
By CanLyme Canadian researchers compared the prevalence and infection rate of ticks in residential, woodland and residential/woodland border zones in Ottawa.1 They found that there…
NASEM examines treatment for chronic illness following Lyme disease
By Christine Kilgore, Medscape Advancing treatment for what has been variably called chronic Lyme and posttreatment Lyme disease (PTLD) is under the eyes of a…
True crime as true Lyme: Tick bite leads to murder-suicide
Tortured by Lyme disease, a young man killed his friend and himself. He is not alone. by Mary Beth Pfeiffer, Trial Site News For decades,…
Lyme can cause both physical and psychological symptoms
By Emma Bartlett, Bryant University Deer ticks and western blacklegged ticks. They’re the size of a sesame seed, yet they have the power to wreak…
PANS–when infections trigger neuropsychiatric symptoms
PANS—Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome—is a challenging disorder that may be triggered by a variety of infections, including strep and/or tick-borne diseases. PANS can result in…
PODCAST: Personalized Lyme disease treatment
On the Gordon Medical Forum podcast, Dr. Steven Harris is interviewed by Dr. Myriah Hinchey. This conversation initially took place during the recent Healing From…