Focus – Opinions and Features

By William V. Padula, OD SFNAP FAAO FNORA Tick-borne infections can affect your vision in many ways. There may be blurring, double vision, light sensitivity, visual distortion, difficulty with balance, dizziness, and problems focusing, to name several. Vision is more than just... Read More »

by Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller and David Armstrong This story was originally published by ProPublica and the Capitol Forum. It is part of the series “Uncovered: How the insurance industry denies coverage to patients.” ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning... Read More »

By Nancy Dougherty Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center There are approximately 476,000 people diagnosed with Lyme disease annually in the US. Of these, an estimated 10-20% suffer from impairing symptoms well beyond the acute phase of infection. Persistent symptoms... Read More »

We, Luke Mears and Madison Pinckney, founded the Duke Law Lyme Disease Advocacy Project (LDAP) in 2022. In creating the group, we hope to improve the lives of Lyme disease patients by partnering with nonprofit organizations that work on legislative advocacy and lawsuits centered... Read More »

By Debbie Kimberg My 16-year-old autistic son’s learning disabilities suddenly resolved after treatment for congenital Bartonella and Lyme infections. (See: After 80% improvement in autism symptoms, he’s going to college.) This turn of events totally shocked our family and... Read More »

By Grace Burns, Columbia Climate School My knees buckled beneath the weight of my malnourished adolescent frame. Cold, dripping sweat met its match on the tile floor. Every ounce of strength I had cried out to my parents for help. I didn’t stay conscious long enough to realize... Read More »

By Natasha Fernandes Janet F. Murray’s memoir My Sub-Lyme Life is a powerful account of the devastating impact of Lyme disease and other tick bite-related diseases on individuals and families. The memoir is an emotional depiction of her intense struggle in the face of the... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group recently submitted its third and final Report to Congress, marking the end of its six-year existence. In a minority response included in the 2022 report, Dr. Elizabeth Maloney—a staunch advocate for the Lyme community—takes issue with... Read More »

By Kris Newby, Invisible International In the first study of its kind, two Lyme disease experts gathered data on a question frequently asked by tick-borne disease patients: Why is it so hard to find a Lyme-treating physician? And how could there be such a doctor shortage, when... Read More »