I was recently interviewed by Charles Seales of Newsy’s “The Why,” who asked me what I’d say to people who claim chronic Lyme disease is not a legitimate diagnosis.

“Chronic Lyme disease” is a term that still generates controversy in the medical world.

I was recently interviewed by Charles Seales of Newsy’s “The Why,” who asked me what I’d say to people who claim chronic Lyme disease is not a legitimate diagnosis. I also spoke with him about the findings of our recently published study on Lyme disease.
 
Newsy is an online national news network.

View the video interview on chronic Lyme disease.

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Lyme disease patient response to antibiotic treatment

MyLymeData surveyed patients and asked, “What worked for you?” The response is 35%, roughly a third, are getting better with antibiotic treatment. Now, that means a lot of people aren’t getting better and we need better treatments.

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The MyLymeData Viz Blog is written by Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA, who is the Chief Executive Officer of LymeDisease.org. You can contact her at lbjohnson@lymefaces.com. On Twitter, follow her @lymepolicywonk.