A Lyme rash doesn’t always look like a bull’s-eye target
We often hear the terms “erythema migrans” and “bull’s-eye rash” used interchangeably. But they are…
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Using genetic sequencing to diagnose acute Lyme disease
When Lyme disease isn’t diagnosed promptly, patients miss out on the chance for early treatment….
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Does having Lyme disease increase the risk for severe COVID?
According to the CDC, nearly one in five American adults who have had COVID-19 currently…
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How prevalent is Bartonella in people who have Lyme disease?
At a meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on March 1, Ben Beard,…
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LYME SCI: “Super-fast” lone star ticks are showing up in new places
The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) has been rapidly expanding its range, from the Southern…
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LYME SCI: Lyme-carrying ticks in West differ from their Eastern cousins
In most of the United States, a tick called Ixodes scapularis carries Lyme disease. However,…
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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…
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LYME SCI: A test to find many infections at once is on the horizon
What if you had access to a single test that could detect 3 different kinds…
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LYME SCI: Post-infectious fatigue and your vagus nerve
In 2013, the pain management clinic at a large teaching hospital diagnosed my then-15-year-old daughter…
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LYME SCI: My re-cap of recent LDA/Columbia Lyme conference
On October 2, I attended the 21st annual scientific conference put on by the Lyme…
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