Lyme Blog Posts
No Lyme in Mississippi? Wrong! Plus co-infections and alpha-gal too.
Cortney McCord delivered the following public comment at the Feb.28 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. My name is Cortney McCord. I’m a…
Second day summary of TBD Working Group meeting, in tweets
On their second day of meeting, members of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group heard and discussed reports from two more subcommittees. They also discussed next…
Have we heard from a doctor yet? Is someone going to be able to help me?
Jody Hudson delivered the following remarks as public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on Feb.28. Have we heard from a doctor yet?…
Center for Lyme Action offers recommendations to TBD Working Group
Bonnie Crater gave the following public comment at the February 28 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m Bonnie Crater from Portola Valley,…
Being shot at in combat not as bad as mistreatment for Lyme disease
Col. Nicole Malachowski delivered the following public comment to the February 28, 2022, meeting of the federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group. I’m Colonel Nicole Malachowski,…
Tweet summary of TBD Working Group’s February 28 meeting
At today’s meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, panelists heard public comment and reports from four subcommittees. Scroll down to see how LymeDisease.org’s…
TBD Working Group meets Feb. 28 & March 1; follow our live tweets
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group will hold two days of online meetings on February 28 and March 1. Subject matter subcommittees will present their…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Advocates from 45 states seek more Lyme funding
More than 300 Lyme advocates from throughout the US took part in this week’s Virtual Lyme Fly-in. It was a chance for individuals to educate…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “My Promise to Alex” –a memoir and a call to arms
Alex Hudson grew up in Fresno, California. When she was 11 years old, she started complaining that her legs hurt. That was the beginning of…
TOUCHED BY LYME: When parents are unjustly accused of harming their sick child
If your child has chronic Lyme disease, PANS/PANDAS, mast cell activation syndrome, POTS, or any number of other “medically complex conditions” – you have probably…
Kelley Flanagan and IGeneX team up for Lyme disease awareness
Kelley Flanagan rose to national fame in 2020, as a cast member on season 24 of the TV show “The Bachelor.” In September 2021, the…
LYME SCI: Do long COVID and long Lyme both activate mast cells?
Two new studies have shown a correlation between so-called “long COVID” and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). This suggests that inexpensive, over-the-counter, mast cell stabilizing…