By Sandra Berenbaum Lyme disease can drastically impact a child’s education. One of the biggest problems involves sleep—both too much and too little. Some children may sleep many more hours than is common for others their age. But from what I have seen, for most young Lyme... Read More »

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a chance for Lyme patients, activists and educators to spread information on how to prevent Lyme and tick-borne diseases.  We’ve created a list of several things that you, your family, and friends, can do to help spread awareness.... Read More »

By Shona Curley I have had Lyme disease since 2014. I am slowly recovering, and a few weeks ago I decided I could handle an experiment. I had been reading about autophagy, and how intermittent fasting can increase it. Autophagy is a natural, cellular process of detoxification and... Read More »

By David Michael Conner Mary Beth Pfeiffer’s new book continues to prove her dedication to informing readers about important issues that are too frequently overlooked—in this case, Lyme disease and climate change. (Her previous book dealt with the wrongful criminalization... Read More »

By Kaethe Mitchell Our two daughters were ill for years and were misdiagnosed by countless specialists. Niki never had a tick bite that we saw nor a rash. Keara had a strange bite with a large solid oval rash around it when she was 2 years old; her pediatrician misdiagnosed it as... Read More »

By Taylor Edwards Lyme disease is prevalent in my community of Sarver, Pennsylvania, with many people impacted by tick bites. Personally, my daughter, mother, and close friends and family members have been battling the illness. Last year, I wanted to enhance Lyme awareness in my... Read More »

Dr. Christine Green, a Lyme-treating physician who serves on the LymeDisease.org board of directors, recently gave a short talk to elaborate on some questions raised during her presentation entitled “How To Combat Stealth Pathogens Like Lyme & Co-Infections” at last year’s... Read More »

Health care costs continue to rise in our country, and it is imperative that we address the underlying source(s). This article regarding the hidden costs of Lyme disease was recently published by Marcus Davidsson, an independent researcher and economist. He discusses the... Read More »

Lyme disease researcher Monica Embers, PhD, recently joined Robert Herriman, MPH, on Outbreak News This Week Radio Show. They discussed two of Dr. Embers’ published research projects where she demonstrates that Borrelia burgdorferi—the bacterium that causes Lyme disease—is able... Read More »