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Summer Lyme Disease Awareness
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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 […]
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 […]
Global News, Kalina Laframboise, (6.01.2024) published, “Woman with ‘unmanageable’ pain from Lyme disease chooses to die. She wasn’t always believed.” Stéphanie Lavoie, a 30-year-old woman from Drummondville, Quebec, struggled with Lyme disease for years before requesting medical assistance in dying on May 17, 2024. She chose doctor-assisted death because she was in intractable pain spending most of her adult life fighting the escalating symptoms of Lyme disease that left her bedridden and unable to eat.
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.
Time.com (Jamie Ducharme) 05.16.24, published the article “Long Dismissed, Chronic Lyme Disease Is Finally Getting Its Moment.” Ducharme highlights that while acute Lyme disease cases have established diagnostic and treatment guidelines, the same clarity does not extend to cases where symptoms persist long after the initial antibiotic treatment. The medical community far less accepts these cases, known as chronic Lyme disease or Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). Many medical professionals dismiss chronic Lyme, but the debilitating symptoms, including severe fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neurological issues, cognitive difficulties, mood changes, and digestive problems, are very real for those suffering.
Helmhotlz Centre for Infection Research, Nicole Silbermann (05.13.24) reports in a news release, “Lyme disease: Probability of developing the disease is genetically predisposed.” A team of researchers from the Centre for Individualized Infection Medicine (CiiM), a joint institution of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Hannover Medical School (MHH), discovered a gene variant responsible for increased susceptibility to development of persistent Lyme disease and the immune parameters involved.
In this video, the Lyme Disease Association presents a Lyme Disease Awareness Month Program: National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People With a Focus on Lyme & Ticks featuring LDA Board Member Timothy Lynagh, Congressman Christopher Smith, and CDC experts Susanna Visser and Charles Ben Beard. They discuss advocacy, research, and public health strategies to combat Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing public knowledge about Lyme disease. This month emphasizes awareness on preventing tick bites, recognizing symptoms, and promoting early detection. […]
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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