Focus – Opinions and Features

  By Phyllis Mervine A research group led by Gabriele Margos, PhD, a German biologist, has proposed naming a recently identified species in the genus Borrelia after University of California, Berkeley entomologist Robert Lane for his “outstanding contributions to Borrelia and... Read More »

By Sophia Galpin Allodynia is pain produced by a non-painful stimulus–something that shouldn’t normally cause you pain such as wind or light touch. Usually, when you hurt yourself, whether it be from a burn on a hot oven or if you fall over and scrape your knee, your brain... Read More »

Professor Holly Ahern, of State University of New York Adirondack, has extensive teaching and research experience in bacteriology and molecular biology. She’s the author of nationally published textbooks on microbiology, cell biology, and molecular biology. She’s also an expert... Read More »

By Dr. Elena Frid Many of you already know about the various infections that a tick bite can transmit, sometimes leading to life-altering diseases and symptoms. But did you know that a tick bite may also lead to a meat allergy? Alpha-gal allergy came on the medical radar in 2002,... Read More »

Neil Spector, MD, knows a lot about cancer. He’s one of the country’s top oncologists and is a cancer researcher at Duke University School of Medicine. He knows a lot about Lyme disease, too—from personal experience. Dr. Spector suffered from misdiagnosed Lyme disease for many... Read More »

From the blog “How to Get On”: The typical disability application takes two to three years. If you are able to plan ahead, be creative, and reach out for help, there are many ways to help make it through. ? Get approved early. This is, of course, the best way. If you... Read More »

Contagion Live is a website devoted to educating medical professionals about infectious diseases. One of its features is called “Peer Exchange”–videotaped discussions about different diseases and their treatments. The following recent exchange about Lyme disease... Read More »

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) are infection-induced autoimmune conditions. .  Triggered by such infections as strep, Lyme disease, and Coxsackie virus,... Read More »

By Elizabeth Hancock My Lyme disease story begins before I was even born. It starts with a nymphal tick, no bigger than the tip of a Sharpie, that infected my mother and changed the course of my family’s life. A few years later my mom, still undiagnosed, had my brother, Tommy,... Read More »