The trap of chronic Lyme
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
Lyme disease did not cause the Sandy Hook shooting
Under Our Skin is one of the most popular propaganda films for chronic Lyme conspiracy theories and quacks. In 2012, a post on the film’s Facebook page attempted to connect Lyme to various horrific acts of violence, such as the … Continued
Cheryl Ortel- Sued for diagnosing Lyme rather than cancer
A serious diagnosis delayed
Hope McIntyre- Unprofessional Conduct, Disturbing Boundary Crossing
Resources Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2013 Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2016
James Peter Matthews
Resources Maryland Board of Physicians: James Matthews discipline, 2009 Maryland Board of Physicians: James Matthews discipline, 2010 Washington Post: Figments of the Imagination?, 2008. Center for Health Journalism: Maryland doc spins fantastic tales while diagnosing mystery illness, 2010. Morgellons … Continued
Daniel A. Jaller: Patient & Medical Board Complaints
Complaints about Daniel Jaller
Victor Gong: Guilty of Unprofessional Conduct
Victor Gong is a doctor in Bishopville, Maryland who was disciplined by the Maryland State Board of Physicians in 2011 for a number of violations. The Board found that Gong: was guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine prescribed … Continued
Mark Sivieri: Unprofessional conduct, bogus records, inappropriate prescribing
Another integrative medicine quack
Ritchie Shoemaker- Disciplined
Charges from the FDA and Maryland medical board
Why Lyme bacteria generally need 36-48 hours or more to transmit
Where does the grace period come from?
CD57 testing for Chronic Lyme: Meaningless and a waste of money
Why CD57 tests are like Ouija boards
Red flags of Chronic Lyme Quackery
Things to notice in a chronic Lyme story
Lyme Misdiagnosis: A Serious Problem
Studies show a massive number of false positive Lyme diagnoses
A false chronic Lyme diagnosis leaves depression untreated
According to the consensus of experts: No studies suggest a convincing causal association between Lyme disease and any specific psychiatric conditions. But chronic Lyme is a harmful anti-science movement that falsely blames all of life’s problems, including neurological and psychiatric … Continued
Video: How fake medicine fools us
Watch this short clip from Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Then consider some questions.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: More Lyme quackery
Another unnecessary therapy marketed for Lyme disease.
Medical Child Abuse: Physical and Psychological Harms
“Lyme literate” doctors and some parents falsely claim children are infested with “chronic Lyme”
George Allibone: Disciplined, Surrendered License
George William Allibone ran the Houston Wellness Clinic in Houston, TX. On March 1, 2019, Allibone surrendered his license to practice medicine in lieu of further disciplinary proceedings after the Texas Medical Board investigated his assessment, care and treatment of … Continued
When Worlds Collide- Lyme Disease
What may have begun as legitimate public advocacy about a new infectious agent has itself become a threat to public health.
He had a brain tumor, not chronic Lyme disease
Robert went to a “Lyme specialist” and underwent years of antibiotic treatment due to misdiagnosis of chronic Lyme disease. The true diagnosis was a brain tumor.