Lyme Blog Posts
Returning to nature helped heal this Lyme survivor
By Fred Diamond When I was researching my book Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need…
Keys and Meloni team up to lobby Congress for Lyme help
Lindsay Keys is co-director of the Lyme documentary “The Quiet Epidemic. “ “Law and Order” actor Chris Meloni’s family has dealt with chronic Lyme disease…
To my fellow Lyme fighters, I’m with you. Your pain is my pain.
By Shirley Strong Dear Lyme Disease Doctors and Everyone Who Cares: I’m reaching out to share something really important and close to my heart. This…
Six teams advance to Phase 3 of LymeX Diagnostics Prize
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by philanthropist Alex Cohen, has launched Phase 3 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize through a fiscal sponsorship with…
Patients question CDC about Pfizer Lyme vaccine–Part 2
On March 6-7, 2024, I joined a group of other Lyme and tick-borne disease advocates meeting with members of the CDC and a representative from…
First-of-its-kind study on how Lyme impacts pregnancy and infant development
Understanding the effects of Lyme disease on the developing fetal brain is essential to ensure timely prenatal and postnatal treatments to protect the fetus and…
Author looks at “patient-led revolution” in medical care
By Ryan Prior Researcher Susannah Fox believes that no one with a new diagnosis should ever have to feel alone. When patients connect with peer…
Arkansas boy recovers from tick bite that sent him to ICU
Last year, a six-year-old Arkansas boy had to be put into a medically induced coma–after a tick bite gave him ehrlichiosis. At that time, according…
Combinations of antibiotics can eradicate Lyme in mice
Researchers at Tulane University have found certain combinations of antibiotics to be more effective in treating Lyme disease than the standard prescribed course of single…
Two prominent West Coast Lyme clinics are merging
by Dr. Eric Gordon Every day, we work with patients with complex chronic illnesses. Each individual is a puzzle, with varying symptoms and overlapping medical…
Amidst federal budget cuts, Lyme funding increases
From the Center for Lyme Action: The Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations process has finally been completed. Congress has passed the second consolidated appropriations package and…
Methylene blue–a new/old drug for treating Lyme disease
Patients have been asking us for more information about methylene blue, an antimicrobial drug that some Lyme doctors now prescribe for a variety of conditions….