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Columbia Lyme Research Ctr. Campaign
The Lyme Disease Association designed a special 3 prong Campaign to help support scientific research at the Columbia Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center […]
The Lyme Disease Association designed a special 3 prong Campaign to help support scientific research at the Columbia Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center […]
How A Tick Can Make You Sick –
The Lyme Disease Association has developed this slide show after almost 20 years working in schools with teachers and with students on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The LDA has asked doctors, a family psychotherapist, a school district special services director (retired), a microbiologist, a teacher, Lyme disease group leaders, and kids to review the presentation. We have tweaked the content provided here to make it more interesting for students and to be Web friendly […]
Mark your calendars and join us in Texas for the 2024 ILADS Scientific Conference taking place November 7-10 in San Antonio. The theme of this year’s conference is Redefining Lyme Disease: The Fusion of Science and Practice.
The most important thing you can do this summer to avoid Lyme and other tick-borne diseases/conditions is tick bite prevention! *The LDA does not make specific product recommendations or grant […]
Carlsbad, California – June 4th – 10th 2024 /PRNewswire/ — DrTalks is proud to announce the upcoming Healing from Lyme Disease Summit in a significant stride toward combating tick-borne illnesses. This free virtual event, happening from June 4 to 10, 2024, invites individuals affected by these debilitating diseases to embark on a journey of hope and healing. It aims to educate attendees on the various treatment options available beyond the conventional approach.
In this interview, Kenneth Liegner, MD, a Board Certified Internist with specialized training in Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, shares his journey into the world of Lyme disease, its evolving treatment, and his ongoing efforts to improve diagnostic methods and therapeutic solutions. Dr. Liegner offers valuable insights and reflections on tackling one of the most challenging and misunderstood diseases of our time.
In this May Awareness Guest Blog, we interview Richard Horowitz, MD, the Medical Director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center. As a board-certified internal medicine specialist and a key member of various tick-borne disease working groups, Dr. Horowitz has dedicated his work to understanding and treating Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Heliyon (Bransfield, R.C., et al.) 5.13.2024 published a case report “Late-stage borreliosis and substance abuse.” According to the article, many infectious diseases are known to contribute to substance abuse. Increased risk of substance abuse and addictive disorders can be associated with multiple symptoms of late-stage borreliosis.
President of the Lyme Association of Greater Kansas City, Judy Campbell, expresses her appreciation for the LDA’s support of their local initiatives since 1993.
In the summer of 2022, the Duke Law Lyme Disease Advocacy Project gained recognition as a formally recognized pro bono group within Duke University School of Law. Madison Pinckney and Luke Mears, who are now third year law students, founded the group as first year students. They wanted to help the Lyme disease community and provide with students with opportunities to work on legal, legislative, and advocacy questions centering around Lyme disease. The group partnered with the Lyme Disease Association and began researching and answering questions surrounding Lyme disease advocacy that have gone unanswered for years.
LDA Doctor Referral System © Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
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About LDA DOCTOR REFERRAL SYSTEM ©
Welcome to the Lyme Disease Association’s LDA Doctor Referral System ©. LDA made updates and enhancements to its prior system and has launched a new site to provide patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD). Many of the doctors listed are often referred to as Lyme Literate Physicians/Doctors (LLMD). Tens of thousands of patients have successfully used the prior LDA system to locate Lyme and TBD resources.
Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
Because there is a negative political climate surrounding Lyme disease, many LLMDs do not want their names posted outright on the internet. LDA has tried to balance the doctors’ wishes with patients’ need to find a doctor. This new system is a result of that compromise and therefore:
Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines, Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the LDA Doctor Referral System © contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the location entered and specaialty/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of so we can investigate.
Some providers may not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. Contact the provider to confirm.
It is your responsibility to contact the provider’s office to confirm the current address, directions, nature of services provided, and all other provider information before you make an appointment.
DISCLAIMER: The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. provides referrals to health care providers who treat Lyme disease, and often other TBD, as a courtesy to those seeking Lyme Literate Physicians (LLMD). However, some of the providers included do not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. We do not evaluate the professional competence or qualifications of health care providers on our referral list or the costs of services provided. Accordingly, the LDA neither warrants nor endorses the health care providers contained on this list nor the quality of care you will receive from those providers. We do not make recommendations, only referrals. LDA does not receive any monies from physicians to be included on this list nor does LDA provide any monies to physicians. Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines: Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the Doctor Referral System contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the zip code entered and category/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of.
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We cannot guarantee that the information provided will be timely and accurate or that physicians on the list are accepting new patients, or that they accept insurance. The selection of a physician should be made by you after careful consideration. There are two approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease. Our list contains physicians who generally follow more flexible treatment approaches than those advocated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). LDA is not responsible for incorrect information on the website. BEFORE DOCTOR VISIT: Please contact the physicians’ offices directly to confirm their current address, directions, and any other necessary information before scheduling an appointment. Do not rely only on the maps provided on this site. The maps on LDA’s Doctor Referral System are for informational purposes and provide an approximate locality of the listing based on the addresses we are provided with at the time of site updates. Practitioners often relocate and addresses can change. Notification of changes in listed information can be updated on our Dr. Referral Contact Form. Thank you, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA)
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