by Jennifer Crystal Many patients of tick-borne disease take years to get diagnosed. A lucky few ones find a bull’s-eye rash or an embedded tick, go to a physician who just happens to be Lyme …More
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Video Interview with Dr. Neeta Connally at WCSU
Dr. Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science at Global Lyme Alliance interviews Dr. Neeta Connally, Ph.D., medical entomologist, associate professor and Director of the Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory at Western Connecticut State University. …More
GLA: Lyme Disease Research Symposium 2019
HIGHLIGHTS FROM GLA’S 2019 LYME DISEASE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM WITH TOP LYME RESEARCHERS by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA (pictured: GLA grantee Dr. John Aucott, GLA’s Dr. Mayla Hsu, GLA SAB …More
Turning Sickness into Strength: GLA Partners wi...
Just because I am sick doesn’t mean I have to live a sick life. When I was first diagnosed, I felt that people looked at me as a sick person and not the strong and …More
What Does it Mean to Herx?
by Jennifer Crystal Sometimes when I’m describing tick-borne illness, I feel like I’m speaking a foreign language. Most people have heard of Lyme disease—though too many mistakenly call it “Lyme’s” when there is actually no …More
Request for Information: Input on NIH Tick-born...
Below is a letter from Global Lyme Alliance’s Chief Scientific Officer in response to the NIH’s request for information to their Tick-borne Diseases Strategic Plan As Chief Scientific Officer of GLA, I herewith respond …More
Lyme Isn’t a Choice
by Jennifer Crystal Please don’t give in to denial and fear. If you think you might have a tick-borne disease and have been avoiding going to an LLMD, or if you have been diagnosed with …More
Don’t Settle For Good Enough
by Jennifer Crystal In life, we’re often told not to settle. We don’t want to take a job or enter a relationship simply because it seems good enough. Doing so might bring short-term gains, but in …More
I Just Got Diagnosed with Lyme Disease. What Sh...
Welcome to the school of Lyme. 6 tips for those newly diagnosed with Lyme disease. by Jennifer Crystal Every day, I receive emails from people who have recently been diagnosed with Lyme disease. As …More
