Focus – Opinions and Features

By Mark Rego, MD In my years of psychiatric practice and my following years of illness, one problem has appeared unsolvable. How does someone who is chronically ill (me included) build a happy life? The usual recipes for happiness simply do not work if your life is marked by... Read More »

Diagnosing tick-borne disease is one of the toughest issues facing our community today. In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp podcast, interviewers Rich Johannesen and Nicole Bell discuss the issue with Amanda Elam, PhD, CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics. Key points of the interview, as... Read More »

By Nancy Dougherty The immune response in Lyme disease has been described as dysregulated or maladjusted. This is supported in part by the fact that many individuals who clearly have Lyme disease do not make a detectable immune (antibody) response to Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb),... Read More »

by Heather Gray, aka “The Lyme Boss” I entered this world with a unique set of challenges that would set the course for my lifelong health journey. At just four years old, I had a rather peculiar start when I found myself spending so much time on the potty that my... Read More »

By Fred Diamond Imagine being one of only 75 women jet pilots in the Air Force and a true American hero, only to have your career and entire identity taken away because of a tick bite. If you’re reading this article, and your career trajectory went askew because of tick-borne... Read More »

By Jenny Lelwica Buttaccio, RawlsMD.com A racing heart, dizziness upon standing, fatigue, nausea, inability to focus. These are some of the hallmark symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition that’s thought to be relatively rare. It affects between... Read More »

By David Aronson, LCSW Venturing out in nature can introduce us to a silent adversary: ticks. These minuscule entities are more than mere irritants. They carry the potential to transmit a myriad of infections, each bearing its own set of challenges. One may not think knowledge of... Read More »

By Bruce Patterson, MD Enjoying the outdoors can put you in contact with more ticks, and with them greater – and growing – risk of Lyme disease. Between 2007 and 2021, insurance claims involving Lyme have increased by 65% in urban areas and by more than 350% in rural areas,... Read More »

Benzodiazepines–often called “benzos”–are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Unfortunately, such... Read More »