The trap of chronic Lyme
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
Because patients deserve better
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
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
A serious diagnosis delayed
Resources Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2013 Maryland Board of Physicians: Hope McIntyre Discipline, 2016
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
Complaints about Daniel Jaller
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
Another integrative medicine quack
Charges from the FDA and Maryland medical board
Where does the grace period come from?
Why CD57 tests are like Ouija boards
Things to notice in a chronic Lyme story
Studies show a massive number of false positive Lyme diagnoses
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
Watch this short clip from Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Then consider some questions.
Another unnecessary therapy marketed for Lyme disease.
“Lyme literate” doctors and some parents falsely claim children are infested with “chronic Lyme”
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
What may have begun as legitimate public advocacy about a new infectious agent has itself become a threat to public health.
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.