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Author Archives: LymeScience Editor

Journalists Expose German “Lyme” Clinics
12 Jun 2019

Journalists Expose German “Lyme” Clinics

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

In 2016, Danish journalists from TV2 aired Snyd eller borrelia (“Fraud or Lyme Disease”), a documentary exposing private German “Lyme” clinics. In 2017, a Dutch version of the documentary was shown by Zembla. Relevant links are below: Summary: Documentary: Snyd … Continued

Denmark, France, Germany, ILADS, Netherlands
Why Long-term Antibiotics for Lyme Disease is Quackery
4 Jun 2019

Why Long-term Antibiotics for Lyme Disease is Quackery

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

6 trials show it doesn’t help but can cause harm.

Doctor and scientist commentaries, logical fallacies, quackery, treatments
Indiana Chronic Lyme Doctor’s License Indefinitely Suspended for Serious Violations
6 May 2019

Indiana Chronic Lyme Doctor’s License Indefinitely Suspended for Serious Violations

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Beware integrative and functional medicine practitioners

Indiana
Kevin Conners: Disciplined, Surrendered License
16 Apr 2019

Kevin Conners: Disciplined, Surrendered License

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Resources Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Kevin Conners Discipline and License Surrender, 2012 Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Kevin Conners Discipline, 2009 Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Kevin Conners Discipline, 2006 Yelp: Conners Clinic reviews CBS News: Parents Refuse Chemo … Continued

cancer and tumors, Chiropractic, Minnesota
“Lyme Literate” Domenick Braccia Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
1 Apr 2019

“Lyme Literate” Domenick Braccia Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

He was charged with 10 felony offenses.

Domenick Braccia, felonies, fraud, ILADS, Pennsylvania
ILADS Bernard Raxlen: Disciplined Multiple Times
1 Apr 2019

ILADS Bernard Raxlen: Disciplined Multiple Times

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

New York-based doctor Bernard Raxlen, MD is a founding member and former board member of the pseudoscience group ILADS. Raxlen has been the subject of disciplinary actions by the medical boards of New York and Connecticut. Science-Based Medicine has a … Continued

Connecticut, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, New York
ILADS Doctor Forged Another Doctor’s Signature
1 Apr 2019

ILADS Doctor Forged Another Doctor’s Signature

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

And she practiced medicine without a license

ILADS, LymeDisease.org, North Carolina, Ohio
Steven Devore Best: State & Federal Charges
27 Mar 2019

Steven Devore Best: State & Federal Charges

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Steven Richard Devore Best, MD is a doctor in Illinois who operates The Neuroscience Center and its subsidiaries Hyperbaric Centers of Chicago and PathFinder Brain SPECT Imaging. In 2017, Best was reprimanded and fined $10,000 by the Illinois Department of … Continued

hyperbaric oxygen therapy, ILADS, Illinois, SPECT scans
“Lyme Literate” Doctor Pled Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Female Patients
26 Mar 2019

“Lyme Literate” Doctor Pled Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Female Patients

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Victims were left traumatized

boundary issues, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, sexual misconduct
ILADS Alan Vinitsky: Professional Misconduct
25 Mar 2019

ILADS Alan Vinitsky: Professional Misconduct

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Disciplined by medical boards in Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New York.

AAEM, ILADS, inappropriate prescribing, Maryland, mold, New York, opioids, Pennsylvania
Dale Stemple: Disciplined, New Charges Pending
21 Mar 2019

Dale Stemple: Disciplined, New Charges Pending

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Repeated Negligent Acts are alleged

California
ILADS Sabra Bellovin: Fired by her employer
19 Mar 2019

ILADS Sabra Bellovin: Fired by her employer

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Another incompetent ILADS leader

ILADS, Virginia
Canada Lyme Experts Affirm Global Scientific Consensus, Support for Patients
18 Mar 2019

Canada Lyme Experts Affirm Global Scientific Consensus, Support for Patients

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Local Info, Science vs myths | 0

Doctors say treatment should be compassionate, comprehensive, & evidence-guided.

Canada, International Scientific Consensus
ILADS Jozef Krop: Guilty of Professional Misconduct
18 Mar 2019

ILADS Jozef Krop: Guilty of Professional Misconduct

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

So much quackery

acupuncture, Canada, homeopathy, ILADS, Ontario, ozone therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Peddler Disciplined for the Unauthorized Practice of Medicine
17 Mar 2019

Hyperbaric Oxygen Peddler Disciplined for the Unauthorized Practice of Medicine

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

She sold HBOT for Lyme and autism

hyperbaric oxygen therapy, New Jersey
ILADS Sandra Denton: Surrendered medical license in Colorado, moved to Alaska
10 Mar 2019

ILADS Sandra Denton: Surrendered medical license in Colorado, moved to Alaska

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

She ran a quack’s clinic.

Alaska, Colorado, Functional medicine, ILADS, ozone therapy
ILADS Speaker David Younger: Tax Fraud, Professional Misconduct
10 Mar 2019

ILADS Speaker David Younger: Tax Fraud, Professional Misconduct

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Sentenced to 4 months in prison

felonies, fraud, ILADS, Lyme Disease Association, New York, taxes
Albert Aniel: Disciplined after a patient’s complaint
7 Mar 2019

Albert Aniel: Disciplined after a patient’s complaint

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery, Stories | 0

Many irregularities were discovered in his patient records.

Maine
Michael Belfiore: “Drug Dealer” Convicted of Causing Two Patient Deaths
5 Mar 2019

Michael Belfiore: “Drug Dealer” Convicted of Causing Two Patient Deaths

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Illegal distribution of oxycodone

ILADS, inappropriate prescribing, New York, opioids, patient deaths, patient harms
Murray Susser: Disciplined many times
1 Mar 2019

Murray Susser: Disciplined many times

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Murray Susser, MD is a California doctor who finally surrendered his license in 2018 after many disciplinary actions spread over two decades. Susser was associated with the pseudoscience group ILADS and is a past president of another pseudoscience group ACAM. … Continued

Arizona, California, ILADS, Pennsylvania

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The CDC and medical organizations around the world have warned of false and misleading information about curable tick-borne infections like Lyme disease.

Such misinformation is being spread by so-called “Lyme literate” doctors and “Lyme warriors” who promote themselves as patient advocates while doing a disservice to patients.

Victims of misinformation may come to believe they have multiple sham infections such as “chronic Lyme”, “chronic tick-borne Bartonella”, “chronic Babesia”, “toxic mold illness”, and Morgellons. Often, they are also falsely told they are immunocompromised.

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