...n making has enormous potential to increase access to care and reduce long term costs of illness. “Patient preferences should be incorporated into all clinical decisions, but mandatory shared decision making will probably have... Read More »
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{search_term_string}","query-input":"requiredLYMEPOLICYWONK: What I told TBDWG about “two standards of care” for Lyme disease
21
JUN
2018
...clinical judgment and leave patients without treatment options when short term therapy fails–as it does in far too many cases. Less than 10% of patients with persistent Lyme disease choose to be treated under IDSA protocols.... Read More »
Study: more Lyme-carrying ticks in more places in US
12
JUL
2018
...from every state except Alaska. Typical tick collection methods involve researchers canvasing various terrain with large sheet-like material, which collects ticks, but does not take into account a tick’s natural attraction to mammals. The... Read More »
Battling Lyme disease with education and prevention
30
JUL
2018
...ual patients, as Cochrane and GRADE analyses of the therapeutic evidence determined it is of low/very low quality. Single-dose doxycycline is approximately 50 percent effective for primary prevention of Lyme disease; therefore, high-risk bites may... Read More »
Lyme, Mitochondria and the Power of the Heart
10
AUG
2018
...culture could better respect the necessity of rest and self-care for long term health. More time for vacation. Meditation techniques widely available to all. A health care system where patients are respected, believed and supported.... Read More »
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