Focus – Opinions and Features

By Rosalie Greenberg, MD The association of Lyme disease (LD) and mental illness has been an area of hot debate among medical professionals for a number of years. A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry by Fallon et al. that reviewed a database of nearly 7... Read More »

By Sarah Maxwell, PhD Welcome to the complex world of tick-borne disease surveillance. But honestly, it should not be so difficult. Why does the public health system fail to inform schools, camps, parents, physicians, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and others about county-level... Read More »

By Rosalie Greenberg, MD Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD) refers to a child or adolescent experiencing a distinct period of time in which he or she has changes in mood, energy, thought and behavior that can have a significant effect on the youngster’s ability to function. This... Read More »

By Jo Ellis Science is all about asking questions and finding answers. It attracts the curious, the driven, the questioners and fact seekers—the people who won’t accept the status quo and who are always pushing to learn more. If we keep asking science the right questions, we’re... Read More »

By Camille Deschapelles  Many of you reading this don’t need me to explain what often happens when you bring up chronic Lyme disease to others. You’ve probably dealt with it plenty of times. When you talk about your chronic illness that affects you every day, people assume it’s... Read More »

by Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD In previous articles posted on Lymedisease.org, I described PANS—Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, and the severe mental health issues associated with it.1-3 PANS can result in everything from OCD and anorexia nervosa to anxiety/panic... Read More »

by Dr. Rosalie Greenberg I live and work in New Jersey, a Lyme-endemic area. It also has the distinction of having a high rate of youth diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The most recent statistics indicate that as many as 1 out of 32 children may be affected by... Read More »

by Phyllis Mervine, Founder and President of LymeDisease.org You’ve probably seen those birthday fundraisers for nonprofits that run on Facebook. Some of them seem to raise quite a bit. Last year I thought, “I bet I can do that!” People are always calling me for... Read More »

By Angela Hopkins and Cecilia Ramirez Four innovative solutions address the need for added awareness, improved diagnostics, and increased understanding of Lyme disease. Coforma is a design agency working with the LymeX Innovation Accelerator (LymeX), a public-private partnership... Read More »