Focus – Opinions and Features

From Dr. Paul Duray Research Fellowship Endowment, Inc.: By Thomas Grier, microbiologist Mother-to-child transmission of Borrelia across the womb Finding Borrelia burgdorferi and miyamotoi associated with Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s disease brains Finding Borrelia in Lewy Body... Read More »

By Cassie Springer Ayeni It happens:  You’ve been working with Lyme disease for years and stumbling along.  Some days/months are better than others, but you’ve been determined to keep working in a career you love.  But then, gradually, it all becomes too much.  You’re not... Read More »

This is the first of a three-part series on how to manage the logistical and financial details that accompany treatment for Lyme disease. by Marjorie MacArthur Veiga Did you know 60 percent of personal bankruptcies are due to patients’ inability to pay medical bills? Or that $300... Read More »

By Michelle Treseler Legislators on Beacon Hill added potentially life-saving Lyme disease legislation as an amendment to the fiscal 2017 state budget bill, and thousands now anxiously await Governor Baker’s approval. Championed by Senator Anne Gobi and Representative David... Read More »

By Holly Ahern There have been many studies on the pediatric manifestations of Lyme disease done over the past several years. They all show a clinical picture that differs from adults, particularly when it comes to symptoms involving the nervous system. Children often have more... Read More »

  Over 17,000 people have already completed our Symptom Checklist. (We hope you are one of them!) If you want help even more people find it, share the Symptom Checklist banner on your website. Follow the simple directions below.         According to the... Read More »

The new issue of The Lyme Times has been mailed to members of LymeDisease.org. Here are some of the topics covered: –What to do when your disability claim is denied –The fine art of tick testing –CDC ethics complaint filed on behalf of Lyme patients... Read More »

By Donna Falcone This is the fifth in a series of posts about how many in the Lyme community turn to the arts as a way of supporting their healing and taking their mind off the daily struggle of dealing with Lyme disease. As someone who had a 30-year career in the arts before... Read More »

By Dr. Betty Maloney: For the past nine years, I’ve been educating my medical colleagues and other healthcare professionals about tick-borne illnesses. In addition to speaking at non-Lyme conferences, publishing papers and co-authoring the ILADS Lyme treatment guidelines, I spend... Read More »