Lyme Blog Posts
UC San Francisco to open Lyme Clinical Trials Center
The Bay Area Lyme Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) for the development of a Lyme…
Documenting the reality of chronic Lyme patients through photos
Zoe Lu, a fine art photographer based in New York, was diagnosed with neurological Lyme disease and co-infections two years ago. She tells me that for a…
Will this wrongful death lawsuit finally come to trial?
Investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer posted the following on her Facebook page on March 3. On Aug. 5, 2013, Joseph Elone, 17, died of Lyme…
Final TBD Working Group report reflects patient contributions
The third and final report of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has been submitted to Congress. You can access it here. It’s the culmination of…
The “major failing” of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group recently submitted its third and final Report to Congress, marking the end of its six-year existence. In a minority…
Why is it so hard to find a Lyme doctor? Here are some reasons.
By Kris Newby, Invisible International In the first study of its kind, two Lyme disease experts gathered data on a question frequently asked by tick-borne…
Back from Lyme disease, disc golfing champ has some advice for you
Ricky Wysocki, currently the number-one professional disc golf player in the world, was bitten by a tick and diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2019. This…
You can do gentle, healing yoga from your bed or couch
By Milena Pastore To say there is bad karma surrounding Lyme disease is quite an understatement. Controversy has plagued the illness ever since its discovery…
“Fierce” Lyme advocates sponsor Utah showing of The Quiet Epidemic
Josh and Ethan are two young men from Utah who share a special bond. Not only have they been good friends since they were little…
TBD Working Group’s final report goes to Congress
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has submitted its third and final Report to Congress. The document is now available to the public on the…
Advocates zoom with Congress for more Lyme funding
This week, about 350 Lyme advocates from 45 states donned their special green neck scarves and contacted Congress through Zoom. Members of the group held…
Does Lyme disease eat away at your hip cartilage?
by Betsy Thomason Since my early twenties, when I fell in love with solo white water canoeing and climbing mountains in winter, I have been…