Lyme Blog Posts
The Lyme vaccine’s murky history and unanswered questions
By Pat Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association The recent Bloomberg article on the upcoming Lyme disease vaccine was not a surprise but was…
Anglican bishop urges NHS to “wake up” about Lyme disease
By Bishop Christopher Herbert PhD Visiting Professor, University of Surrey, UK The National Health Service recently declared it is entering a new era. It involves…
“Long COVID and chronic Lyme share so many features, it’s uncanny.”
By Kay Lazar, Boston Globe Georgina and Madison Pinckney share an unusual mother-daughter bond. The two have spent years battling bouts of crushing fatigue, brain…
What happens when you get caught in the Lyme Wars
By Mark Barrett Three slowly moving poppy seed sized dots crawled up my left forearm. Turning to my girlfriend, I pointed to the three dots,…
The Lyme disease vaccine–separating fact and fiction
The latest version of a Lyme disease vaccine, “VLA15” made by Pfizer and Valneva, is in phase 3 clinical trials and is due to hit…
PODCAST: Unraveling the link between infections and mental illness
On the Ticktective podcast, author/activist Dana Parish interviews psychiatrist Dr. Robert Bransfield, a leading expert in the relationship between microbes and mental illness. Their topic is…
Music is my “raison d’etre.” And boy, does Lyme get in the way.
By Dan Flanagan I’ve been a violinist for 40 years and I have made a living from it since completing school 20 years ago. I’ve…
The complex story of the Lyme disease vaccine
Bloomberg Businessweek, one of the top business publications in the US, this week took a look at the question of the Lyme disease vaccine. Currently…
A personal journey of healing body, mind, and spirit
By Erin Leopold I am listening, but it’s as if I am under water and everything they are saying is garbled and unclear. All I…
Jessica Devine helps thousands to “Rise Above Lyme”
By Fred Diamond When I decided to learn more about how persistent Lyme disease affected a family member I loved, I went onto Facebook and…
Does it take a millionaire’s fortune to heal from Lyme disease?
International supermodel Bella Hadid has an estimated net worth of $25 million. Actress Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, has just been named sole custodian…
Rhode Island woman dies of tick-borne Powassan virus
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease detected in a Rhode Island resident who…