Focus – Opinions and Features

By Phyllis Mervine I was just cleaning up files on my computer and found this series of vignettes I wrote 10 years ago. I’ll be 75 in a couple of weeks and my work is not done yet! I had Lyme 10 years before I was diagnosed, but lived with another diagnosis all that time, getting... Read More »

Every May 26, Australia observes “National Sorry Day,” a commemoration of the country’s mistreatment of Aborigines. It began 20 years ago, as a day of mourning for what’s called the Stolen Generations–children of indigenous people forcibly separated... Read More »

by Rebecca Zelis It has been nine years since a diagnosis, and over a decade since a tick-borne disease inflicted itself on my son’s brain. Imagine riding a roller coaster for nine years, and you’ll understand a little of what parenting a child with neurological Lyme disease... Read More »

The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its fourth meeting via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s proceedings. Move the scroll bar to view her tweets (and re-tweets and comments from LymeDisease.org President Phyllis Mervine.) Read More »

The Tick-borne Disease Working Group will meet from 9:00 am to 7:45 pm (Eastern) on May 15 and from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (Eastern) on May 16. The Working Group will provide an overview of the report to the HHS Secretary and Congress and discuss what should be included in the report... Read More »

By Sandra Berenbaum Lyme disease can drastically impact a child’s education. One of the biggest problems involves sleep—both too much and too little. Some children may sleep many more hours than is common for others their age. But from what I have seen, for most young Lyme... Read More »

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a chance for Lyme patients, activists and educators to spread information on how to prevent Lyme and tick-borne diseases.  We’ve created a list of several things that you, your family, and friends, can do to help spread awareness.... Read More »

By Shona Curley I have had Lyme disease since 2014. I am slowly recovering, and a few weeks ago I decided I could handle an experiment. I had been reading about autophagy, and how intermittent fasting can increase it. Autophagy is a natural, cellular process of detoxification and... Read More »

By David Michael Conner Mary Beth Pfeiffer’s new book continues to prove her dedication to informing readers about important issues that are too frequently overlooked—in this case, Lyme disease and climate change. (Her previous book dealt with the wrongful criminalization... Read More »