Lyme Blog Posts
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme awareness in the time of coronavirus
I was scheduled to address the Redbud Chapter of the Audubon Society on March 19. My talk, “What birders need to know about ticks and…
Does your child have a mental illness or a medical disorder?
By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD Brad’s parents brought him to see me when he was eleven years old. He was scratched by a cat at…
Researchers identify another promising drug for Lyme disease–azlocillin
By Tracie White, Stanford University For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. But for…
Advice about the coronavirus for people who have Lyme disease
Dr. Steven Bock, a Lyme-treating physician, provides information about the coronavirus–and the risk it poses for people with Lyme disease. He explains about the immune…
Watch recent TBD Working Group meetings on YouTube
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings in Philadelphia on March 3 and 4. Panel members went through the recommendations of…
Condemned to a life of debilitating illness? There’s a better way.
Phyllis Mervine gave the following public comments via telephone, during the recent federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group meeting. The single most important thing the Working…
Accelerating pace, increasing depth and breadth of Lyme disease research
Mira Shapiro delivered the following public comments at the recent meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group in Philadelphia. My name is Mira Shapiro….
Day Two of TBD Working Group meeting #12, in tweets
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met in Philadelphia on March 3 and 4. Lonnie Marcum, of LymeDisease.org, live-tweeted the proceedings. Click here to read…
Day One of TBD Working Group meeting #12, in tweets
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met in Philadelphia on March 3 and 4. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the proceedings. Click below to see her…
MyLymeData helps build a collaborative research engine for Lyme disease
Melissa Potter delivered the following remarks to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group earlier this week in Philadelphia. Good morning, my name is Melissa Potter….
TOUCHED BY LYME: Proxy votes violate spirit of TBD Working Group
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of meetings in Philadelphia this week. I watched the live-streamed proceedings via YouTube both days. On…
CDC’s recommendations for Lyme epitomize institutional bias
Dr. Elizabeth Maloney delivered the following public comments to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group this week. Good morning committee members, I’m Dr. Elizabeth Maloney….