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Challenges faced by the Lyme community can seem like unclimbable mountains. Sometimes it seems like it’s all bad news. To counteract all that negativity, I believe it’s useful to acknowledge and celebrate the progress that’s being made. This is the eleventh year that... Read More »

VAINCRE LYME, a patient group from France, has joined the coalition opposing the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s proposed new Lyme guidelines. VAINCRE LYME translates as “Defeat Lyme.” It is the 89th group to join the Ad Hoc Patient and Physician Coalition... Read More »

Minnesota’s state medical board recently lifted a moratorium on prosecuting physicians for treating Lyme outside of the strict guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Now, doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics for Lyme disease risk losing their... Read More »

By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD In a previous blog about disulfiram,  in July, 2019, (1) I reported on preliminary data, both in vivo and in vitro, suggesting that disulfiram may be a good drug to treat Lyme disease and babesiosis. (2-4) I can now say definitively that disulfiram is... Read More »

If you have Lyme disease, or are a family member/caregiver/loved one of someone who does, there’s one thing I highly recommend that you do. That’s to educate yourself as much as possible about the illness, the symptoms, and possible treatments. If you happen to be within... Read More »

Former US Senator Kay Hagan, of North Carolina, has died, following a three-year struggle with brain inflammation caused by tick-borne Powassan virus. According to news reports, Hagan contracted the illness in late 2016. Since then, the condition had made it difficult for her to... Read More »

A patient group from the Czech Republic has joined the coalition opposing the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s proposed new Lyme guidelines. Borelioza.cz  (Lyme Czechia) is the 88th group to join the Ad Hoc Patient and Physician Coalition responding to the IDSA Lyme... Read More »

There are several existing tests for Lyme available to physicians. Some are better than others at detecting disease. But while these tests may help your doctor diagnose you, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will only count Lyme cases that test positive by an... Read More »

Advocates for patients with Lyme disease came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to raise awareness about the growing threat to public health of the tick-borne disease. They also announced the launch of a new national organization dedicated to increasing federal funding for better diagnosis... Read More »