Two Standards of Care for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
LymeDisease.org’s Lorraine Johnson gave the following verbal comments about the two standards of care during the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’s June 21 meeting.
Overview of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: What Has Been Accomplished so Far?
TBDWG subcommittees have been working nearly around the clock to ensure high-integrity reports will be ready for submission to Congress later this year and will include the most comprehensive viewpoints possible.
How the Patient Voice Has Impacted the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
Patients are coming together to have an impact and create change in Lyme disease policy. The patient voice has a powerful impact on the future of Lyme.
LymeDisease.org founder, Phyllis Mervine shares her story of growing up in Lyme-endemic areas, and then contracting Lyme disease in Mendocino County, California.
Lyme Disease Costs May Exceed $75 Billion per Year
The CDC’s recent increase in estimated Lyme disease cases per year means we also need to update how we view real-world economic costs for Lyme patients.