Lyme Blog Posts
Running NYC Marathon to raise funds and Lyme awareness
By Dierdre Keenan On Sunday, November 5, I will run the TCS New York City marathon. It has been 19 years since I ran my…
Developing a drug to target and destroy Lyme disease pathogen
Bay Area Lyme Foundation has announced the development of a potential new drug, HS-291, that targets and destroys Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme…
Yale researcher seeks biomarkers for long COVID, chronic Lyme, and ME/CFS
by Julia Chianelli, Yale School of Medicine On January 5, 2023, Anna (a pseudonym to protect her family’s privacy) got up early in the morning,…
PODCAST: After this doctor got Lyme, he devoted his practice to it
By Fred Diamond I was not aware of the term “Lyme Literate Medical Doctor” (LLMD) when I began research for my book Love, Hope, Lyme:…
CDC now lists Lyme as infection that can cause chronic symptoms
A new page on the CDC website is headlined Chronic Symptoms Following Infections. It goes on to say: “Infections can sometimes leave people with symptoms…
What it takes to treat mold and mycotoxin illness
Mycotoxins are poisonous compounds produced by fungi or mold. Many patients with Lyme disease find they also have a problem with mycotoxins. By Nicola Ducharme,…
Her journal shows how teen found her way through chronic Lyme disease
By Rachel Leland I was thirteen years old when I wrote my very first journal entry on May 1, 2005. I was in the seventh…
“Subway map” of Lyme pathways identifies potential treatment targets
By Julie Rafferty, Tufts University Scientists at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have developed a genome-scale metabolic model or “subway map”…
Lyme disease most common in the age group 51-60
In the period 2018-2022, more Lyme disease claim lines were filed for individuals in the 51-60 age group than any other group, according to an…
PODCAST: When multiple members of your family have Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond It’s hard enough managing your own or just your child’s persistent Lyme symptoms, but what do you do when multiple people in…
An “invisible” disability is still real
Every day, we may encounter individuals who appear perfectly healthy on the outside, yet beneath the surface, are grappling with a multitude of symptoms, challenges,…
Finding happiness even when you’re chronically ill
By Mark Rego, MD In my years of psychiatric practice and my following years of illness, one problem has appeared unsolvable. How does someone who…