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.
Excerpt from Medical Child Abuse
Stories of two children who received unnecessary diagnoses and prescriptions.
Lyme disease: Not Sexually Transmitted
Lyme disease is only spread by black legged ticks, typically after being attached 36-48 hours or more.