Lyme Blog Posts
LYME SCI: Migrating birds help spread ticks and Lyme disease
A new study shows that birds have possibly the most important role in the distribution of tick-borne diseases throughout the world. Due to changing climates,…
Latest issue of LYME TIMES looks at antibiotic use by Lyme patients
One of the thorniest issues in Lyme disease has to do with the use of antibiotics. These are some of the questions we have sought…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Advocates zoom with Congress for more Lyme funding
More than 200 Lyme advocates from throughout the US took to their computers on February 24, as part of the 2021 Virtual Lyme Fly-in. Sponsored…
What dental professionals should know about Lyme disease
by Cheryl Bell, Dalhousie University At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment with her dentist. A painful toothache had woken…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme information for US military is mission critical
A lengthy article in an official government publication lays out why accurate information about Lyme disease is of high importance to the US military. It’s…
LYME SCI: Working Group’s report documents spread of infected ticks
The latest Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has submitted its 2020 Report to Congress. It represents thousands of hours of work over a two-year period. It…
NY Senate passes bill requiring state to track Lyme-related deaths
A bill requiring health officials to keep track of people who have died of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases has passed the New York State…
TBD Working Group releases 2020 Report to Congress
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has submitted its 2020 Report to Congress. The document is now available to the public on the Health and…
Kinderlehrer videos discuss disulfiram treatment, mast cell, and more
Kristina Bauer of the Texas Lyme Alliance and the Disulfiram for Lyme website has posted two new YouTube videos, interviewing Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer. They discussed…
TOUCHED BY LYME: NY Times op-ed features the Lyme+ book “Chronic”
Ross Douthat is a political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist. As someone who has suffered for years with chronic Lyme disease, he…
How much does the CDC undercount Lyme cases? It depends on where you live.
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention recently compared its annual surveillance Lyme numbers [those that meet the agency’s narrowly defined case definition] to the…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Read excerpt of “Chronic,” long-awaited book by Phillips and Parish
Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again is a long-awaited book by Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish….