Focus – Opinions and Features

The following public comments were provided by telephone to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on August 26. My name is Meghan Bradshaw and I’m 28 years old. I’m here to share my story as a patient to demonstrate the magnitude of devastation that tick-borne diseases can... Read More »

By Jennifer Shea, PT, ATC-R I practiced physical therapy for many years prior to becoming ill with Lyme disease and babesiosis. My education included a course in clinical pathology and a unit on infectious disease. Less than one page in my medical textbooks was devoted to Lyme... Read More »

Dr. Robert Bransfield delivered the following public comment at the recent meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. I’m a psychiatrist from New Jersey, who has treated thousands of Lyme disease patients over the past thirty years. I have also performed research.... Read More »

By Fred Diamond The woman I love has been coping with chronic Lyme for many years. For most of the 11 years we’ve been together, I thought I was doing my best to support her. However, I came to realize recently that her challenges went further than I had imagined. My mantra w... Read More »

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 »