Focus – Opinions and Features

From the website of Columbia University Press: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, with more than 300,000 cases diagnosed each year. However, doctors are deeply divided on how to diagnose and treat it, giving rise to the controversy known as... Read More »

Melissa Ferwerda Bell is President of the Florida Lyme Disease Association and co-founder of The Lyme Disease Challenge (which has raised global awareness of Lyme disease, along with significant funds to help educate doctors about how to properly treat tick-borne illnesses.) She... Read More »

By Cherie Kephart On tax day, April 15, 2004, when most of the United States was rushing to the post office before the tax deadline, I was being rushed to the hospital. At 32 years old, I had collapsed in my shower, crawled to the phone, and called for help. Until that day, I was... Read More »

Ally Hilfiger, daughter of fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger, was bitten by a tick when she was seven—and her life was never the same again. She developed serious physical and psychological problems, and was variously diagnosed with “growing pains,” fibromyalgia, ADHD and multiple... Read More »

Dr. Jane Marke,  an integrative psychiatrist who has made a subspecialty of treating patients with tick-borne disease, recently spoke at the Central Massachusetts Lyme Foundation’s annual conference. She was on a panel with other Lyme experts: Dr. Kenneth Liegner, Dr. Daniel... Read More »

By Jackie Zulli On a recent Saturday morning, an hour before the crack of dawn, my 16-year-old son, Andrew and his fishing buddy/teammate climbed into a bass boat. Driven by his father, they crossed the dark waters of Raystown Lake, heading to the bass fishing high school state... Read More »

By Thaiadora Katsos Dorow As a young adult, I was enthusiastic, ambitious, active, healthy, joyful. I was in great physical shape, I had a busy social calendar, and I enjoyed every moment of every day. In the summers, I climbed the highest dunes to the beach, ran through the... Read More »

By Jacquelyn Golan Two years ago, if you had asked me to tell you about myself, it would have gone something like this: I am 30 years old. I co-own an event design company. I have a husband who is a successful songwriter and the love of my life. I have a pug named Peter who I... Read More »

By Dr. Elena Frid The summer is officially behind us and the school year is back in full swing. As we put the long summer days and warm summer nights behind us and get back in the academic saddle, I want to address some symptoms that you might not realize can be related to Lyme... Read More »