Focus – Opinions and Features

The following is written by a 22-year-old woman who writes the Dreaming Panda blog, about her experiences coping with Lyme disease and PANS/PANDAS. She has been dealing with these conditions for more than 10 years. PANS/PANDAS is an autoimmune condition that can be triggered by... Read More »

By Sandra K. Berenbaum, LCSW For some parents and children confronting the challenges of Lyme disease, psychotherapy or family therapy can be a big help. Before seeking a psychotherapist, however, there are a number of things to consider. Different therapists use a wide variety... Read More »

by Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, M.D. I have a confession to make. I proposed a talk on medical marijuana at ILADS because it would force me to learn everything I could on the topic. I live in Colorado where it seems there is a dispensary on every corner, and many of my patients have... Read More »

by Rebecca Zelis Six years of Lyme disease treatment is a roller coaster of illness and remission. When my son was first diagnosed his symptoms changed hourly, but with the passing of time and different treatment protocols, his symptoms became less frequent. Several good days in... Read More »

By Lisa Kilion Here’s what families dealing with PANS/PANDAS and Lyme could really use in their stockings this year. In David Letterman fashion, I’ll list these backwards: 10. An all-expense paid trip to the next PANS/PANDAS/Lyme disease conference! You know you love... Read More »

By Jennifer Hess, Esq. Without question, insurance companies have been disproportionately denying disability claims for Lyme disease in recent years. In our law office alone, we’ve seen a substantial increase in the number of individuals contacting us for help after receiving a... Read More »

In partnership with people like you, LymeDisease.org: Has created the MyLymeData patient registry, now the largest study of Lyme disease in history. It allows patients to crowd source and pool their healthcare data to help find a cure and help us better understand why some... Read More »

Press release from Tulane University, December 13, 2017: Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced results of two papers published in the peer-reviewed journals PLOS ONE and American Journal of Pathology, that seem to... Read More »

Press release: LymeDisease.org releases “Top 10 Lyme Disease Research Questions,” as federal government weighs options in fight against growing epidemic. The nation’s top research priority for Lyme disease should be finding a more accurate and sensitive diagnostic test. That’s... Read More »