Focus – Opinions and Features

By Richard Harth Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University A nature lover from early childhood, Karie Behm found peace and renewal through hiking and cross-country running. She spent much of her time exploring the forested terrain of her native Kansas, as well as Minnesota... Read More »

Gus Thalasinos delivered the following public comments to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on Oct. 4. My name is Gus, I’m a 32 year old Lyme patient and advocate from Long Island. I had minor symptoms most of my life, but five months into my first job out of college,... Read More »

By Kris Newby, Invisible International A Dublin-based infectious disease doctor who’s treated both long COVID and chronic Lyme patients shares new research and treatment strategies for managing patients with these complex conditions, in a new continuing medical education course... Read More »

By Dr. John Allocca I live in Suffolk County, New York, the Lyme capital of the world. It is where Lyme was originally named “Montauk Knee” disease. Some 30+ years ago, I began to suffer from knee pain, headaches, and fatigue. As a medical research scientist and biophysicist, I... Read More »

by Fred Diamond On my Sales Game Changers Podcast, I frequently interview sales and business leaders who achieve rewarding careers while dealing with chronic Lyme disease. It’s not an easy thing to do. These interviews are inspiring and have been well received by my listeners... Read More »

by Jamie Bennett What is your health worth to you? If lost, how far would you go to get it back? These are questions I’ve had a lot of time to think about. I was living the life. Upwardly mobile in my career, a major crimes detective in her prime. Sure, I had the occasional... Read More »

By Kris Newby, Invisible International Lyme disease affects children more than any other age group. But the young ones are often difficult to diagnose, especially before they’ve developed the vocabulary to describe how they’re feeling. To help parents recognize symptoms and... Read More »

Alexandra Logg delivered the following public comments at the July 19 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. By Alexandra Logg Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to speak. Recent reports state that a startling 15% of the world’s population has Lyme... Read More »

“With the lack of government initiative to make Lyme and tick-borne diseases easy to diagnose and simple to cure, it’s up to organizations like Bay Area Lyme and Lyme Disease Biobank to expand our understanding of tick-borne diseases.” –Harrison S., LDB participant “I... Read More »