Focus – Opinions and Features

By Fred Diamond Some tick-borne disease stories are almost too painful to tell. But many times, they bring hope. Which is why my book and podcast are titled “Love, Hope, Lyme” and not “Love, Loss, Lyme.” Yet, as author Terri McCormick writes in Being Misdiagnosed, some stories... Read More »

By Fred Diamond For many people living with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, the greatest challenge may not be the infections. For some, the consequences of delayed diagnosis extend far beyond fatigue and joint pain. They can affect sleep, cognition, emotions, relationships,... Read More »

By Annette Jackson I was 27 years old when my health began to disappear. One afternoon, I was spending time with friends at a small park near the Clinton River in Michigan. It seemed like an ordinary day. None of us could have imagined that a single tick bite would change the... Read More »

By Terri McCormick If you’ve discovered a tick attached to your skin, you’re probably wondering: What should I do now? Do I need treatment? Should I ask for antibiotics? The answer isn’t as simple as you might expect. . Understanding your options after a tick... Read More »

By Jennifer Saterdal My book is called Bitten. It shares a title with Kris Newby’s landmark investigation into the origins of Lyme disease, a book this community knows well. But where Newby’s work asks hard questions about how we got here, mine asks a different... Read More »

By Fred Diamond Every guest on the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast helps the Lyme Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses community better understand just how complex tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme, really are. On this week’s Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, I speak with Britt Girvan, host... Read More »

The following article features the work of Girija Goyal, PhD, at Harvard’s Wyss Institute. Her groundbreaking lymph node chip models human immune responses to Lyme disease, accelerating the development of personalized therapies and potentially restoring a patient’s ability to... Read More »

A book review by Terri McCormick Most people wouldn’t think twice about a summer flu. Chiropractor Dr. Kristi Hellenbrand didn’t either. After two weeks, the illness seemed to pass. But something wasn’t right. She was dizzy. Her blood pressure dropped. Walking... Read More »

By Terri McCormick The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a partnership with the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). This move has surprised many in the Lyme community, because for decades, federal health authorities kept... Read More »