More victims of Lyme quackery- updated January 3, 2025
Stories worth reading.
“Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience
ILADS leaders defended the fraudster
ILADS Clifford Fetters conned a dying cancer patient, says complaint
“I’d like to see him lose his license,” says her widower.
Chronic Lyme quackery causes liver damage
So many drugs! 😮
“Chronic Lyme” patient dies after refusing lupus treatment
She was wrongly treated for Lyme for 12+ years
Protected: “Media-inspired panic” about Lyme documented in 1989
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Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more
Appalling abuse of an autistic child
Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope with discredited stem cell treatments
So much time and money wasted
Doctor explains “The Grace of Denial”
Her dad had ALS, not Lyme disease
Teenager develops psychosis after abuse with antibiotics and disulfiram
Another horrific consequence of a fake chronic Lyme diagnosis
Protected: Lyme misdiagnosis story from 1991
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My mom has MS. Facebook convinced her she had “chronic Lyme”.
I had no idea how much it was like a cult
Chronic illness support group bans Lyme misinformation to protect patients
Stopping dangerous health advice on social media
Pediatrician discusses alarming “chronic Lyme” abuse of a young boy
Disturbing fake diagnoses and unnecessary antibiotics
Chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment lead to abuse of teenage boy
Pediatricians discuss another horrifying case of Medical Child Abuse
Chronic Lyme drugs cause life-threatening skin detachment
A toxic reaction to a cocktail of 6 drugs & homeopathy
False Lyme diagnoses documented by military doctors
The true diagnoses were lupus, cancer, and heart infection.
Journalist mom explains appeal and dangers of chronic Lyme
Medical journalist Alison Palkhivala discusses the chronic Lyme movement
Appalling “Chronic Lyme” treatment causes serious infection in a patient
She still wouldn’t leave her “Lyme literate” doctor.
Infectious disease doctor in Australia worries about patients with false Lyme diagnoses
This doctor’s patients had a 100% false positive rate for Lyme disease