Focus – Opinions and Features

Wendy Phillips is the Founder of the Lyme Treatment Foundation, which gives grants to Lyme patients in several countries to help pay for testing and treatment. Recently, on the organization’s fourth anniversary, she posted the following message to Facebook. I was diagnosed... Read More »

By Pat Smith, Lyme Disease Association I recently took time out of my schedule to watch a movie, one I’d heard about but not seen, one that deals with an issue I have advocated and educated for over 39 years. After four decades, people ask me why I continue to volunteer for the... Read More »

By Debbie Kimberg Sammy, my 18 year old, autistic son, showed an 80% improvement in autism symptoms after being diagnosed with and treated for Bartonella, Babesia, and Lyme–all included under Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome or PANS. You can find more details in my... Read More »

By Mary Collins, Insect Shield Avoiding tick bites is the number one thing you can do to protect yourself from the many diseases ticks carry. Using permethrin and permethrin-treated clothing is the easiest and most effective way to avoid ticks. Permethrin-treated clothing has... Read More »

By Nicole Danielle Bell January 14th. The date loomed on my calendar like a dark rain cloud. One year since Russ died. One year since I watched him lying lifeless in that hospice bed, a broken shell of the captivating man he once was. And to make matters worse, the new year... Read More »

By Kris Newby, Invisible International In Invisible International’s newly released medical education course, a Dublin-based infectious disease physician-researcher raises the alarm about the undercounting and under-treatment of tick-borne diseases in Ireland, as well as the... Read More »

Learn about the signs of Lyme and co-infections in children in this installment of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s TICKTECTIVE podcast. Dana Parish, co-author of the book CHRONIC, interviews Charlotte Mao, MD, MPH, a Harvard-trained pediatric infectious diseases physician and... Read More »

By Fred Diamond On my Sales Game Changers Podcast, I frequently interview people who have successful careers while battling chronic illness such as Lyme disease. Adrienne Volpe is one such person. During her 30-year battle with chronic Lyme disease, she’s been able to continue... Read More »

By Todd Maderis, ND As we begin a new year, I have spent time reflecting on what is preventing many people with complex chronic illnesses, including Lyme disease, from getting better. If you’re one of the many people struggling to recover from chronic illness, I offer some... Read More »