Focus – Opinions and Features

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 »

Lyme Disease Biobank, a program of Bay Area Lyme Foundation, partners with the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) to help advance Lyme disease research. Together, they enable patients to contribute tissue samples, collected during surgery or after death, which the... Read More »

By Joel Zelkowitz, Esq. The spring 2026 tick season has been alarming across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the surrounding northeast region. For those of us who work with disability insurance claims, the concern is not only that more people may become sick. It is that... Read More »

By Fred Diamond A Lyme advocate once shared with me that they estimated that 75% of committed relationships will terminate when chronic Lyme is involved. On this week’s episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast, Sarah Krivos, author of Silver Scars: A Memoir of Chronic Lyme Disease... Read More »

By Terri McCormick As parents, we think about sunscreen, bike helmets, and life jackets, but one summer risk many families overlook is ticks. With camps, sports, and backyard adventures filling the warmer months, children spend plenty of time outdoors. In fact, children are among... Read More »

By Terri McCormick Patients living with Lyme disease often face a double burden: the physical and emotional toll of the illness itself, and the significant financial strain that comes with seeking answers and treatment. While funding options are not abundant, several nonprofit... Read More »

By Fred Diamond On this week’s episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, health coach and Lyme survivor Heidi Bodenheimer shares a message that resonates deeply with many chronic Lyme survivors: healing is not just about protocols, supplements, or finding the “perfect” docto... Read More »

By Meg Muckenhoupt A new study by Cleveland Clinic researchers shows a strong link between Lyme disease and alpha-gal sensitization. In this context, sensitization means the immune system has begun producing IgE antibodies to alpha‑gal. This is a sign that the body is primed to... Read More »

By Fred Diamond Wendi Lindenmuth says that healing from Lyme disease begins not with fighting the body but with resolving to listen to it. That’s the core message Wendi, author of Listen to Your Body: Holistic Choices for Managing Chronic Pain, says in her recent appearance on my... Read More »