...by the patient’s own physician, the law imposed a ceiling on treatment and required the patient to obtain a second opinion from state-licensed infectious disease specialists, rheumatologists, or neurologists for any extension... Read More »
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22
JUL
2009
...sor. What is needed to combat Lyme disease? Facts, rather than polemics. Research for better diagnostic tests and treatments. Clinical judgment for Doctors. Treatment options for patients. Education for the public. President Obama told the AMA... Read More »
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IDSA Hearings Delay has Lyme Patients on Tenterhooks
11
JAN
2010
...patients who were not restored to health under the IDSA treatment protocol required additional treatment—treatment which the IDSA protocols prohibit. Yet when these patients received additional treatment, according to the CALDA... Read More »
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IDSA Guidelines—Liberty or Dogma?
11
JAN
2010
...al rights of individuals to liberty–the right to make the decisions that determine the course of one’s life. In medicine this is called respecting a patient’s right to make autonomous decisions. When science is evolving and... Read More »
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Voting Violations–Which Way IDSA, the Right Way or the Might Way?
16
FEB
2010
...d information provided. (Section 3a) The Action Plan requires that panel determinations require a 75% supermajority vote. Here, 6 out of 8. Second, the Action Plan requires that “based on the weighing of the evidence”, the panel recommend... Read More »
LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency