Focus – Opinions and Features

By Pat Smith Forty-six years after a mother alerted public health about an unknown disease affecting her Connecticut neighborhood, patients still await answers about Lyme disease and help from the federal government− little has been forthcoming. It’s been 37 years since I first... Read More »

By Jenn Hyla Growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, I never worried much about bug bites. In fact, one of my dad’s favorite sayings when I scraped a knee or something was, “I’ve had bug bites worse than that.” So, when I woke up one day with a big swollen knee without knowing how I... Read More »

By Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN, CKNS Your immune system, brain, and gastrointestinal system, not to mention the rest of your body, require optimal nutrition to function properly. Improving nutrition can help your body fight Lyme disease, allow your immune system to work... Read More »

By Dr. Adrian Baranchuk Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme carditis is an early manifestation of Lyme disease that can occur two to six weeks after the tick bite. Approximately five to 10 per cent of patients presenting... Read More »

by Greg Richter, Drexel University Unlike diseases that impair the body in a myriad of physical ways, dementia can rob mental faculties and identity, as patients struggle to remember memories from previous days. As the disease progresses, victims may also forget friends or... Read More »

By Fred Diamond We all know that Lyme disease can cause major career disruption. But what if overcoming the disease can help you find your life’s purpose and mission? I host The Sales Game Changers Podcast for sales professionals around the globe. I interview sales leaders about... Read More »

By Carolyn Degnan A little-known charitable tax deduction allows individuals and couples over the age of 70½ to transfer funds from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) directly to a charitable organization (such as LymeDisease.org). It’s called a qualified charitable... Read More »

By Raeena Lari Lyme disease is the most common and the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, and constitutes a significant public health threat, with  476,000 new cases each year from 2010 to 2018. This is a zoonotic bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the... Read More »

By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD When Brian finished college, he had dreams of becoming a professional hockey player. Unfortunately, he got a rough blow to the head and sustained a concussion. Although he didn’t lose consciousness, he developed a host of symptoms that led to leaving... Read More »