Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: How to add a Lyme awareness frame on Facebook
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. During this time, many of you use Facebook to help educate your family, friends and community about tick-borne diseases….
TOUCHED BY LYME: Easy way to ask your Representative for Lyme funding
Lyme activists from throughout the country–in concert with the Center for Lyme Action–have been stepping up to advocate for increased federal funding for Lyme disease….
Stricken with tick-borne illness, first female Thunderbird pilot charts new course
Forbes, April 16, 2021 by Dana Brownlee By any measure, Colonel Nicole Malachowski (USAF, Ret.) has had a remarkable career distinguished by enviable achievements, including…
Managing mental health and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Lyme disease
By Dr. Jane Marke The mental health problems associated with Lyme disease are varied and often call for a variety of specialists to help the…
LYME SCI: North America is “ground zero” for babesiosis
A group of international researchers recently published “Emerging Human Babesiosis with ‘Ground Zero’ in North America.” Their review offers important perspective on this emerging illness….
TOUCHED BY LYME: Long-haul COVID “isn’t as unique as we thought”
In spring 2020, reports of COVID “long haulers” started showing up online and on TV news shows. These are people whose COVID-19 infections have supposedly…
Early warning: Lab test can detect acute Lyme disease from a single cell
For those who live in an area blighted by ticks, the threat of Lyme disease can cast a shadow over the joy of spring and…
LYME SCI: Don’t assume your symptoms mean COVID. Could be Lyme disease.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there are reports of some unintended consequences, including delayed or missed diagnosis of Lyme disease. The initial symptoms of Lyme…
Watch Dr. Robert Bransfield’s update on COVID-19 and Lyme disease
Dr. Robert Bransfield, a psychiatrist and internationally recognized Lyme disease expert, gave an update on what’s currently known about COVID-19 and Lyme disease to the…
Columbia’s new “Cohen Center” to offer specialized treatment for Lyme disease
A new center that will provide specialized care for patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases will begin seeing patients this summer at Columbia…
LYME SCI: Lyme disease can impact your vision’s “contrast sensitivity”
Lyme disease can affect the eyes. Ocular symptoms including light sensitivity, pink eye, and swelling around the eyes have been described in up to 11%…
Rooting out hidden causes of anxiety, depression, mood disorders in teens
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Kenneth Bock’s new book Brain Inflamed: Uncovering the Hidden Causes of Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders in…