Lyme Blog Posts
NIH’s COVID-19 guidelines offer useful advice for Lyme disease, too
Phyllis Mervine prepared the following remarks as public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Due to phone connectivity problems, however, she was unable…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Bizarre happenings at the TBD Working Group
It was a crazy moment. “Now we’re going to vote on whether we vote to re-vote on the original question.” (That’s the gist of what…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Patients can’t wait, whether it’s COVID-19 or Lyme
Even a few short weeks ago, who would have thought we’d be wearing face masks and gloves to visit a grocery store? Or that any…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Horowitz publishes on COVID-19 and glutathione
Why is COVID-19 a relatively mild infection for some people—and fatal for others? That’s a mystery facing patients and their doctors these days. In some…
LYME SCI: Finding the silver lining during times of crisis
Like many of you, I’m entering a new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic. When the president’s task force announced the “15 Days to Slow the…
New IGeneX test finds multiple species of Borrelia in California and Mexico
Researchers using a new test for Lyme disease have uncovered multiple bacterial species in California and Mexico, according to a report published in the medical…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Coronavirus suggestions for mold patients
Several years ago, after my daughter finished up years of heavy-duty Lyme treatment, she found herself facing yet another challenge: mold toxicity. At the time,…
Rep. Chris Smith asks: How will COVID-19 affect people with Lyme disease?
Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey has written a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and the NIH’s National Institute for Allergies…
LYME SCI: Helping your child avoid coronavirus AND Lyme disease
As if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t bad enough, we’re heading into peak tick season. With schools closed and kids running around their backyards, I wonder…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Helping teens stay sane while quarantining
I’ve long admired the work of the folks at the Digging Deep Project and their mobile game “Shadow’s Edge.” Their work focuses on helping chronically ill…
Is it COVID-19 or a Lyme disease herx? One woman’s story.
By Julie Starling The other night, as I soaked in an Epsom salt bath, I found myself missing my Siberian husky. We lost her in…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Recovering COVID patient & Dr. Horowitz tell their story
David Roth is a New Yorker who became quite sick with Lyme disease and Babesia about 10 years ago. He went through grueling treatment under…