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At LymeDisease.org, we fight to make the patient voice stronger, support science-based advocacy, create legislative change, and to create a future where Lyme patients can receive the treatments they need to get well. When you become a member of LymeDisease.org, you partner with... Read More »

Elephant Journal, July 15, 2020 By Holly Watts When I was first diagnosed with late-stage (chronic) Lyme disease, my doctor told me that the recovery process would be like a dance. “Sometimes, the infection will take the lead and be in control of your body,” he said, “Other... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met online on July 8. Panel members continued to discuss what should be included in the group’s upcoming Report to Congress. LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the event. Here’s her take on what transpired. Read More »

USA Today, June 22, 2020 by Isabel Rose and Dana Parish With overlapping symptoms and a ferocious tick season already upon us, we’re in for a confusing — and dangerous — summer. In mid-March, shortly after coronavirus quarantine rules went into effect in New York, sportscaster... Read More »

We have just heard the heartbreaking news that Dr. Neil Spector has died. Many in the Lyme community know him as the author of “Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing.” In it, he tells the story of how undiagnosed Lyme disease caused so much... Read More »

By Dr. Richard Horowitz I gave a talk to the Academy of Nutritional Medicine (AONM) in London on COVID-19 two days ago. This is an up-to-date review of the literature on COVID-19, focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatment. I discuss during this talk details of the two... Read More »

The May 25, 2020 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, CMAJ, has three articles related to Lyme disease that are well worth your time. The publication is open access, available for anybody to read. Fatal Lyme carditis presenting as fluctuating high-grade... Read More »

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians published the following article in the Spring 2020 issue of its magazine. The quarterly publication is sent to the state’s 3200+ family practice physicians, typically the first practitioners newly infected Lyme patients will... Read More »

by John Nathaniel Aucott, MD,  Johns Hopkins University Her symptoms started quickly: neck pain, extreme fatigue and intermittent fever and chills. The woman had been healthy until then, and since she enjoyed gardening and landscaping at her rural Maryland home, she wondered if a... Read More »