Focus – Opinions and Features

By Julia Greenspan, ND Chronic Lyme disease and associated co-infections are creating a chronic disease juggernaut that is moving through the environment, the human body and our health care system. This diminishes quality of life and productivity while increasing medical costs.... Read More »

by Holly Ahern, MS, MT (ASCP) In 2018, I served on a Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tick Borne Disease Working Group. This was a Federal Advisory Committee, comprised of federal and public members with “diverse disciplines and views pertaining... Read More »

by Brian Benson, Bridgewater State University If you met Patrick Collins as a young teen, you’d be hard-pressed to imagine him jogging around his neighborhood, never mind one day running track at Bridgewater State University. During much of his time in middle school, Patrick... Read More »

by Anthony Wallace In an all too familiar tale, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after three years of mysterious symptoms and a lot of doctors who didn’t take me seriously. Like others who’ve been through this, I came out the other end with an new perspective on the human body,... Read More »

by Lisa Kilion A recent New York Times opinion piece, Why I Didn’t Answer Your Email, discussed reasons why a parent of neurotypical, healthy children wouldn’t return an email. Her children needed help with homework, a snuggle before bedtime, reminders to clean up after... Read More »

Many people must travel for Lyme treatment. Unable to find the help she needed in New England, Kate Bowen of Vermont decided to visit a clinic in Arizona. She says just getting there in one piece is half the battle and offers the following advice to others who must travel while... Read More »

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) is a non-profit organization that focuses on the issue of diagnostic error. Misdiagnosis is quite common in Lyme disease and the consequences can be devastating. The SIDM website recently featured the personal story of... Read More »

Dr. Joseph Burrascano, one of the world’s leading experts on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, is a founding member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). Recently, he recorded this video for ILADS, to capture his knowledge of the... Read More »

Verbal Comments to the Tick-borne Diseases Working Group, December 3, 2018 by Phyllis Mervine I’m Phyllis Mervine, Founder and President of the patient advocacy nonprofit LymeDisease.org. I’m going to focus on the November 26 letter sent by the Infectious Diseases Society of... Read More »