Focus – Opinions and Features

Alexandra Logg delivered the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. By Alexandra Logg Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak. Recent reports state that a startling 15% of the world’s population has Lyme... Read More »

“With the lack of government initiative to make Lyme and tick-borne diseases easy to diagnose and simple to cure, it’s up to organizations like Bay Area Lyme and Lyme Disease Biobank to expand our understanding of tick-borne diseases.” –Harrison S., LDB participant “I... Read More »

Lyme disease and co-infections can bring on a variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as pain, seizures, and cognitive impairment. Yet, patients often find that their doctors don’t understand the connection. In a recent study, Sarah Maxwell, PhD, and co-authors compared... Read More »

By Jamison Hill The last few months have been rough. I have been going through a brutal intake interview for In-Home Supportive Services, which provides me with caregiving hours. The intake interview did not go well. Throughout the interview, I was required to demonstrate, both... Read More »

Three-year-old Jonathan Simonson, of Pennsylvania, contracted Powassan virus from a tick bite in June. In the following first-person account, his mother describes what happened next. By Jamie Simoson Oh June 15, Jonny was swimming in a neighbor’s pool when I noticed a small speck... Read More »

John Eoin Healy, PhD, now retired from University College Cork, Ireland, has been researching tick biology for over 40 years. In the following article and video, he explains how questing ticks make contact with unsuspecting people and animals. by John Eoin Healy, PhD Various... Read More »

By Debbie Kimberg I received many positive responses to my recent blog about my son’s 80% recovery from symptoms that had been diagnosed as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This was accomplished with long-term antibiotic treatment for congenital tick-borne diseases (TBD). After... Read More »

By Todd Maderis, ND The medical community has become more aware of the association between adverse childhood events (ACE) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It can be challenging to determine if a diagnosis or symptom has an organic cause or results from the chronic... Read More »

Troy Murphy was severely disabled by Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in 2016 at age 11. After nearly four years of treatment by the late Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Troy was hiking and living his life again in this June 2020 photo. In the following article, journalist Mary Beth... Read More »