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    Ten Symptoms of Lyme Disease You Should Not Ignore
    November 12, 2024

    Learn the ten critical symptoms of Lyme disease that you should never overlook and understand why early diagnosis and treatment are essential. Lyme disease is sometimes called “The Great Imitator” bec...

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    From Bedridden to Red Carpet: A Lyme Warrior's Inspiring Journey at the GLA Gala
    November 4, 2024

    A Lyme warrior recounts her inspiring journey from illness to walking the red carpet at the Global Lyme Alliance Gala, celebrating GLA's progress in Lyme disease research and patient support. When I w...

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    Fall is Still Tick Season
    October 29, 2024

    Ticks are active in fall and winter. Learn how to protect yourself and your pets from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases year-round. Stay informed and safe outdoors. I recently gave a talk about myths...

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    Ravel Health: Revolutionizing Lyme Disease Care for Patients
    October 4, 2024

    Ravel Health is revolutionizing Lyme disease care with affordable, virtual, and personalized treatment options for chronic illness patients. Perhaps you’ve been diagnosed with Lyme or other tick-borne...

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    Life After 'I'm Not Crazy, I'm Sick': The Mode Family’s Ongoing Struggles and Hopes for the Future
    September 29, 2024

    Update on the Mode family from the Lyme documentary, I'm Not Crazy, I'm Sick, highlighting their ongoing struggles with treatment access, financial hardships, and hopes for a better future. The Lyme d...

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    Ten Symptoms of Lyme Disease You Should Not Ignore
    From Bedridden to Red Carpet: A Lyme Warrior's Inspiring Journey at the GLA Gala
    Fall is Still Tick Season
    Ravel Health: Revolutionizing Lyme Disease Care for Patients
    Life After 'I'm Not Crazy, I'm Sick': The Mode Family’s Ongoing Struggles and Hopes for the Future

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    Why Isn’t My Lyme Disease Treatment Covered by Insurance?
    November 2, 2021
    You’re sick. You’re tired. Your body aches. You’ve spent months or years going from doctor to doctor, many of whom insist your symptoms are psychosomatic, or minimize them by calling it stress. Perhap...
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    COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Christa Nannos
    October 22, 2021
    How long have you had Lyme disease? What were/are your symptoms?
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    Hygromycin A May Prevent Cases of Post-Treatment and Chronic Lyme Disease
    October 19, 2021
    Point of view on "a selective antibiotic for Lyme disease." Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterial spirochete, causes Lyme disease. Doxycycline, amoxicillin, and ceftriaxone are broad-spectrum antibiotics ...
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    GLA's Early Support of Dr. Lise Nigrovic Results in Additional Federal Funding
    October 8, 2021
    Research costs a lot of money, which is hard to come by. For Lyme disease research, it’s even tougher. Even though the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has raised its spending in this disease area ...
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    Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome
    October 6, 2021
    An exciting new finding by. Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University gives hope that Lyme disease can be potentially treated without harming the microbiome Why is antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease...
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    Lyme Disease and Depression
    October 6, 2021
    Many people who are fighting Lyme disease also suffer from depression. “Maybe you’re just depressed.”
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    COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Cassandra Tutalo
    October 5, 2021
    Article written by Casey Tutalo
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    Meet Our Lyme Education Ambassador: Dominic S.
    September 28, 2021
    Name: Dominic S.
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    Dear Lyme Warrior...Help! Lyme Treatment and Dormant Spirochetes
    September 26, 2021
    Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.
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    Ozone Therapy for Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness
    September 24, 2021
    GLA's Chairman, Paul Ross interviews ozone therapy specialist Dr. Robbins, along with a Lyme patient, Charles Toepher who has experience with the treatment Watch the interview:
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    Fall Tick Season is in Full Swing
    September 21, 2021
    Updated on October 28, 2022 8 Ways to Protect Yourself & Your Family
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    Global Lyme Alliance Accomplishments Through the Years: A Letter From Our Chairman Emeritus
    September 20, 2021
    Over these past 6 years, I have enjoyed the process of building a world class organization as Chairman of The Global Lyme Alliance (GLA). When I first started working with GLA, the US medical and acad...
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    Remembering Nate
    September 9, 2021
    The following letter submitted by Samantha Davis is a harrowing account of her husband Nate’s grueling and tragic experience with Lyme disease. Stories like this occur more often than we know, and it ...
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    Global Lyme Alliance Sets the Groundwork for More Lyme Disease Funding
    September 3, 2021
    GLA is proud to highlight the recent success of Dr. Nicole Baumgarth of UC-Davis. Together with our supporters, GLA will accelerate Lyme knowledge by funding great evidence-based projects, innovative ...
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    Meet Our Ambassador: Teja K.
    August 26, 2021
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    A Virtual Affair: Lyme Warriors Live
    July 29, 2021
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Lyme disease fundraising events have been postponed or canceled, including Global Lyme Alliance’s (GLA) second-largest regional fundraiser in Chicago, The SubLyme So...
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    Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head
    July 29, 2021
    A recent study in Denmark funded by Global Lyme Alliance analyzes patient data associated with Lyme disease and the impact it has on mental health Mental disorders are among the most poorly understood...
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    Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.
    July 25, 2021
    Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and Head of Research at Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. He received a two year grant from GLA for his study: ...
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    Meet Our Ambassador From Mexico: Daniela Acosta
    July 23, 2021
    Daniela Acosta is a student, GLA Lyme Education Ambassador, and Peer Mentor from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. In 2019, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. I wanted to ...
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    Anxiety and Lyme Disease
    July 12, 2021
    Tick-borne illnesses can not only exacerbate underlying anxiety, but also cause it. I have always been an anxious person. My mother says that as a child, I looked carefully around any new environment,...
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    Meet the Researcher: Shannon Delaney, M.D.
    July 8, 2021
    Shannon Delaney, M.D., is Director of Child and Adolescent Evaluation at the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center, and Assistant Professor, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
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    The Value of Independence for the Chronically Ill
    July 2, 2021
    "I needed help with everything: cooking, cleaning, even washing my hair. As medical bills mounted, my savings quickly dwindled, and along with it, my precious independence." When my friend’s son was a...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior...Help!
    June 28, 2021
    Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.
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    Gastrointestinal Issues with Lyme Disease
    June 21, 2021
    Lyme disease patients can develop gastrointestinal issues from the prolonged use of antibiotics and the infection itself. When patients consider taking long-term antibiotics for persistent Lyme diseas...
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    The Danger of “Waiting and Seeing” With Lyme Disease
    June 14, 2021
    When someone finds an engorged tick, their doctor may tell them to “wait and see” if they develop a rash or other symptoms. This approach is downright dangerous. Here’s why. Though ticks are a year-ro...
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    What Improves Lyme Disease Cognitive Symptoms?
    June 2, 2021
    Here are some tips to help improve cognitive function for those suffering from Lyme disease. When Lyme disease bacteria ( spirochetes) cross the blood-brain barrier, they can cause myriad neurological...
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    A Doctor/Patient Interview with Dr. Casey Kelley and Ali Moresco
    May 28, 2021
    Many of us in the Global Lyme Alliance community know firsthand just how devastating contracting Lyme disease (and co-infections!) can be. In honor of Lyme disease Awareness Month, we are highlighting...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Pulsing Antibiotics, Rashes, and Insomnia
    May 26, 2021
    Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com. Is it helpful to pulse a...
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    Borrelia miyamotoi: Hiding in Plain Sight?
    May 22, 2021
    GLA's Director of Research and Science, Dr. Mayla Hsu, discusses findings by Dr. Shannon Delaney, who suggests that Borrelia miyamotoi is an infectious trigger for chronic illness, closely resembling ...
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    Did You Pull a Tick Off of You? Here’s Why You Should Keep It
    May 20, 2021
    Ticks can carry multiple disease, including Lyme disease and other co-infections, which is why you should save the tick and send it out for testing. Recently, a friend texted me a photo of a tick she ...
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    Ticks and the Diseases They Cause in the U.S.
    May 15, 2021
    When it comes to transmitting infectious agents to humans, few vectors are as efficient as ticks, the parasitic cousins of spiders. The diversity of pathogens carried by ticks, from bacteria and virus...
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    The Lyme Disease Diet
    May 12, 2021
    Tips for what to eat when you have Lyme disease Many patients write to me asking about what is commonly known as “The Lyme Diet.” Since I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I stick to a low-sugar, gl...
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    5 Reasons Why You Should Care About Lyme Disease
    May 4, 2021
    "The fact is, everyone should care about Lyme disease. Here are five reasons why." May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Some people may think, “Oh, I already know about Lyme disease. You only have it ...
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    Lyme Disease and Inflammation
    April 26, 2021
    We patients must remember that Lyme is an inflammatory disease. Flare-ups often involve increased inflammation.
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    Tips for Time Management When Living with Chronic Illness
    April 16, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal Time management is not easy for the chronically ill, but these tips have helped me to make my life not just manageable, but also enjoyable. During my acute phase of Lyme disease, b...
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    The Impatient Patient
    April 12, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal When would I get better? Why was I not seeing improvement every day? Recently a friend’s toddler son asked her for a snack. Holding his baby sister, my friend told her son he’d nee...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Anti-Inflammatory Diets and GLA's Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
    April 6, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com. Why ...
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    Excessive Thirst and Lyme Disease
    March 29, 2021
    Did you know that Lyme disease can result in excessive thirst? Read about a woman's Lyme journey, how she persevered after doctors had brushed her off, and what she did to combat the thirst. One of my...
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    Meet the Researcher - George Aranjuez Ph.D.
    March 29, 2021
    George Aranjuez, Ph.D. is faculty research associate at University of Central Florida. His postdoctoral research was supported by a Deborah and Mark Blackman-GLA fellowship award. His most recent peer...
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    Saving Spoons: Not Just of Energy, But of Time
    March 22, 2021
    Those with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses may struggle to complete daily tasks and activities due to a lack of energy. The “Spoon Theory” has become well-known in the chronic illness worl...
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    4 Tips to Avoid Ticks and Lyme Disease in the Garden
    March 19, 2021
    How to garden safely, avoiding ticks and Lyme disease. Read the following article for four tips to protect yourself this spring. In spring and through much of the year, you may find yourself exercisin...
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    Corona With a Twist of Lyme Part 5: An Update After My First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
    March 15, 2021
    By Jennifer Crystal In my “I Have Lyme Disease. Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?” post, I addressed the question many Lyme patients have been asking. These patients are understandably concerned, won...
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    Beating the Winter Blues
    March 8, 2021
    By Jennifer Crystal In the best of times, late winter can drag for people. Cabin fever and a longing for sunshine and warmth make us feel like we’re in the movie Groundhog Day, repeating the same scen...
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    Isolation Takes a Toll
    March 4, 2021
    Madison Pinckney discusses what it's like to face isolation when healing from Lyme disease. I could be in a room full of people, but still feel alone. I’m trapped inside my head. While I may have made...
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    Long Haul COVID-19 Brings Attention to Persistent Lyme
    March 1, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal This past January, the New York Times published an article entitled “ What if You Never Get Better From Covid-19?”. Many Lyme patients sent it to me in frustration. “This is just l...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Steroids and Air Hunger
    February 22, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Could You Be Co-infected With Bartonella?
    February 18, 2021
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    Dendritic Cells: A Possible Pathway to Lyme Autoimmunity?
    February 16, 2021
    In the Covid-19 pandemic era, survival and recovery are on our minds. It’s become recognized that some patients recover quickly from Covid-19, but others may take months or possibly longer to feel bet...
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    Meet the Researcher: Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D.
    February 16, 2021
    Maria Gutierrez-Hoffmann, Ph.D. is a scientist at the Food and Drug Administration in the Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment. As a postdoctoral fellow, her Lyme disease research was sup...
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    I Have Lyme Disease. Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
    February 8, 2021
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    Lyme Disease Incidence: Even Greater Than Thought
    February 5, 2021
    POV by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA How many people get Lyme disease every year? Precisely determining an annual incidence has been a challenge. Based upon a surveillance r...
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    Sometimes the Memory is Better Than the Real Thing
    February 1, 2021
    By Jennifer Crystal
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    Spring Warnings: Beware of the Great Imitator
    January 29, 2021
    Lyme disease had been masquerading as a litany of other health issues for years, until Slater Lawrence finally got wise in time to take back control.
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    Dreaming of the Past—and the Future
    January 25, 2021
    By Jennifer Crystal
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    Lyme and the Limbic System
    January 19, 2021
    By Jennifer Crystal
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    Staying the Course When the End is in Sight
    January 11, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    COVID-19 Long Haulers, We See You
    January 8, 2021
    by Kerry J Heckman
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    Meet the Researcher: Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H.
    January 6, 2021
    Meet the Researcher is a blog series to introduce GLA-funded Lyme disease researchers. Lise Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H. is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hosp...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior...Help! Rheumatoid Arthritis, the CD-57 Test, and the Use of Sleep Medication
    January 4, 2021
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    2020: The Lyme Year in Review
    December 29, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    An Innovative Approach To Understanding Pediatric Lyme Disease
    December 28, 2020
    by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    The Holidays: Ways to Participate When You Can’t Be There in Person
    December 21, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal As the holidays near and COVID-19 numbers spike, people are scrambling to figure out plans. Should they travel? Can they see family? If not, will the holidays still be the holidays...
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    How Our Body ‘Sees’ Spirochetes Has Implications for Lyme Disease Severity and Novel Treatments
    December 20, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    Fundraising During a Pandemic: A Recap of Lyme Warriors Live
    December 19, 2020
    by Ali Moresco,
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    The Role of Technology for Lyme Disease Patients
    December 14, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Bill's Lyme Story
    December 9, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    Lyme and Memory Loss
    December 7, 2020
    What causes memory loss specifically? And what does it feel like to experience it?
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    Lessons from Lyme: Lockdown Isn’t Forever
    November 30, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Victoria's Story
    November 30, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    Ali's Story
    November 24, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior...Help! Lyme Disease Remission and Alzheimers
    November 23, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Jack's Story
    November 18, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    Raising Lyme Disease Awareness in Mexico
    November 17, 2020
    GLA Lyme Education Ambassador, Daniela Acosta was joined by experts for a week-long webinar series addressing Lyme disease in Mexico. Daniela is a student at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico who helpe...
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    The Similarities Between Post-COVID-19 and Lyme Disease
    November 17, 2020
    Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. have lingering illness following COVID-19, known as post-Covid “long haulers.” Why do some people recover relatively quickly from Lyme disease and Covid-19, and...
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    Wondering What to Say to a Lyme Patient? Try These Conversation Starters
    November 15, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    When Interpretation of Results Misses the Bull’s-eye
    November 14, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GLA
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    Patient Spotlight: Samantha's Story
    November 11, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    The Relationship Between Candida and Lyme Disease
    November 9, 2020
    Strategies and treatments for Lyme patients to avoid Candida overgrowth
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    Caregiver Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Maxwell
    November 5, 2020
    This blog post is part of our People to Highlight Series during our 2020 Year-End Appeal. Each week we’ll be spotlighting a GLA community member who has helped to advance our mission. To support GLA d...
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    Living With Lyme Disease: The Beauty of Adaptation
    November 3, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    What Avril Lavigne's Virtual #FightLyme Concert Taught Me
    October 30, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal In lieu of an in-person gala, GLA presents successful virtual fundraising concert, #FightLyme with Avril Lavigne and friends.
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    Flu Symptoms: Could It Be Lyme Disease or COVID?
    October 27, 2020
    Shared symptoms can make it hard to diagnose the aches and pains typically associated with the flu Heading outside? Especially after months of quarantining, the outdoors provides a much-needed escape,...
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    Ask Dr. Kelley: Cold, Flu & COVID-19
    October 26, 2020
    Patient-doctor Q&A with tips on how to stay healthy during cold, flu, and COVID season. Interview by Alex Moresco
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    My Lyme Disease Is In Remission. How Do I Keep It That Way?
    October 20, 2020
    You're in remission from Lyme disease? That's great news! Click to discover key practices to help you stay healthy and avoid potential relapse.
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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Lyme and Covid-19 Vaccine
    October 15, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Living in the Present While Worrying About the Future
    October 6, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Breaking Down Lyme Disease and the Blood-Brain Barrier
    October 1, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    What Lyme Patients Can Teach Us About the New Normal
    September 25, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Lyme Arthritis and Inflammation: Shut It Off!
    September 23, 2020
    A summary of 3 Lyme arthritis studies and how our immune system can fail to shut off when there’s an infection. by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
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    Have You Heard of the Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis?
    September 15, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Intravenous Antibiotics for Lyme: Pros, Cons, and the Lived Experience
    September 3, 2020
    Has your doctor recommended you get a PICC line to treat your Lyme disease? Here are the pros and cons of IV antibiotics for Lyme. When diagnosed right away, many cases of Lyme disease can be treated ...
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    Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Tick Bites, Being Bedridden, and Migraine Treatments
    August 27, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    The need for an alternative to current antibody-based Lyme disease diagnostic tests
    August 25, 2020
    by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Global Lyme Alliance
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    Cooling Off When Swimming Isn’t an Option
    August 19, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Corona With a Twist of Lyme: Part 4
    August 13, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    Differentiating Between Babesia and COVID-19 Air Hunger
    August 5, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
    July 29, 2020
    by Jennifer Crystal
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    The Lyme Voices You Didn't Hear at TBDWG Meeting
    July 23, 2020
    The Tick-borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) issued a public request to hear from patients willing to share their stories for its July 8, 2020 meeting. It’s an important part of these meetings, where ...
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    Overcoming Lyme Disease GI Issues with Kate Farms
    July 22, 2020
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    Do we need clinical trials, even for long-used drugs?
    July 21, 2020
    With the need for fast treatment options, for COVID-19 and other diseases, is it necessary to re-approve drugs already approved by the FDA? by Timothy J. Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Glob...
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