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Healing Lyme Summit
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June 4-10, 2024
Free, Virtual event
Children’s National Hospital – Congenital Infection Program has launched a pilot study being led by Sarah Mulkey, MD, PhD, “Pregnancy and Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following In Utero Lyme Disease Exposure.” […]
Cell Chemical Biology (Carlson, D.L., et al.) 11.01.2023 published online “Targeting Borrelia burgdorferi HtpG with a berserker molecule, a strategy for anti-microbial development.” Researchers have found that by targeting a […]
Microorganisms (Horowitz, R., et al.) 09.12.2023, published in a special issue Bartonella and Bartonellosis: New Advances and Further Challenges), “Comparison of the Efficacy of Longer versus Shorter Pulsed High Dose […]
Bloomberg released an article “Lyme Disease Has Exploded, and a New Vaccine Is (Almost) Here” on 8.24.2023, written by Kristen V Brown and Nacha Cattan. The article talks about Lyme disease and a potential new vaccine. In recent times, Lyme disease has become the most common vector-borne illness in the US. Due to this increasing prevalence of this disease, there is more urgency to develop a vaccine. Currently, there is only a vaccine available for dogs against Lyme disease.
The Frontiers in Psychiatry Journal (Offutt, A. & Breitschwerdt, E. B.) 08.18.2023, published “Case report: Substantial improvement of autism spectrum disorder in a child with learning disabilities in conjunction with treatment for poly-microbial vector borne infections.” The case article describes a boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and learning disabilities who showed improvement in his cognitive and neurobehavioral symptoms after receiving antimicrobial treatment for poly-microbial vector-borne infections.
Frontiers in Medicine (Adkison, H., et al.) 5.24.23 published “Lyme disease and the pursuit of a clinical cure.” The review addresses mechanisms that are validated or challenged by the scientific evidence (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical) with a particular focus on the role of immune response and resolution of Borrelia spp. infections in humans. Also discussed are the next generation of treatments aimed at establishing biomarkers that will predict both treatment responses and outcomes.
Frontiers in Medicine (Adkison, H. and Embers, M.) published a review article 5.24.23 “Lyme disease and the pursuit of a clinical cure.” This review focuses on the various mechanisms that […]
The Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (Hernández, S., et al.) 06.2023, published “Association of Persistent Symptoms after Lyme Neuroborreliosis and Increased Levels of Interferon-α in Blood.” This study aims to determine the cause […]
International Medical Case Reports Journal (Kinderlehrer D.) 3.3.23, published “The Effectiveness of Microdosed Psilocybin in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease: A Case Study.” The report illustrates the case of an immunocompetent male patient with serologically positive neuropsychiatric Lyme disease who had not been tolerating antimicrobial or psychotropic treatments.
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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