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Julia Bruzzese and the need for media responsibility
3 Jun 2018

Julia Bruzzese and the need for media responsibility

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

Why every chronic Lyme story needs to be questioned

children, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders
Case Study: A Patient Claiming Chronic Lyme Disease
13 Apr 2018

Case Study: A Patient Claiming Chronic Lyme Disease

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

The story of one patient who believed she had chronic Lyme disease.

Doctor and scientist commentaries, Minnesota
Deadly C. diff infections from unnecessary antibiotics for false chronic Lyme diagnoses
10 Apr 2018

Deadly C. diff infections from unnecessary antibiotics for false chronic Lyme diagnoses

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

Chronic Lyme treatments can kill

ALS, antibiotics, Clostridioides difficile, inappropriate prescribing, opportunistic infections, patient deaths
Good journalism on chronic Lyme pseudoscience
23 Mar 2018

Good journalism on chronic Lyme pseudoscience

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

Stories worth reading

From quack to science advocate: Personal journeys
4 Mar 2018

From quack to science advocate: Personal journeys

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

They changed their minds with science!

ILADS doctor says a boy is harmed by WiFi, so the parents sued the school.
28 Feb 2018

ILADS doctor says a boy is harmed by WiFi, so the parents sued the school.

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

Children are particularly vulnerable to quack diagnoses and treatments.

children, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, ILADS, Massachusetts
Steven Harris: Disciplined for intravenous garlic
26 Feb 2018

Steven Harris: Disciplined for intravenous garlic

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

The California Medical Board details apparent horrific treatment of three patients, including a teenager. But the doctor received a slap on the wrist.

California, children, IgeneX, ILADS, Illinois, inappropriate prescribing, LymeDisease.org
How chronic Lyme groups trapped Nick
25 Feb 2018

How chronic Lyme groups trapped Nick

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

“Most of the things I was taught by the chronic Lyme community and by online groups later turned out to be false.”

victims
The trap of chronic Lyme
25 Feb 2018

The trap of chronic Lyme

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

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.

Cheryl Ortel- Sued for diagnosing Lyme rather than cancer
23 Feb 2018

Cheryl Ortel- Sued for diagnosing Lyme rather than cancer

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

A serious diagnosis delayed

cancer and tumors, IgeneX, Maryland
A false chronic Lyme diagnosis leaves depression untreated
19 Feb 2018

A false chronic Lyme diagnosis leaves depression untreated

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

In 2012, science journalist Laura Helmuth, PhD wrote about Lyme disease conspiracy theories promoted by politicians such as Governor Mitt Romney, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Governor Bob McDonnell. Ironically, years later, a believer in chronic Lyme disease Al Miller tried … Continued

Alfred Miller
When Worlds Collide- Lyme Disease
17 Feb 2018

When Worlds Collide- Lyme Disease

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

What may have begun as legitimate public advocacy about a new infectious agent has itself become a threat to public health.

Doctor and scientist commentaries
Robert had a brain tumor, not chronic Lyme disease
17 Feb 2018

Robert had a brain tumor, not chronic Lyme disease

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

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.

cancer and tumors
Excerpt from Medical Child Abuse
15 Feb 2018

Excerpt from Medical Child Abuse

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Stories | 0

Stories of two children who received unnecessary diagnoses and prescriptions.

children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, Medical Child Abuse

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  • Kevin Conners: Disciplined, Surrendered License
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  • Steven Devore Best: State & Federal Charges
  • “Lyme Literate” Doctor Pled Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Female Patients
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About LymeScience

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. Families are spending enormous amounts of time and money on quackery in desperate attempts to treat unrecognized infections, when something else is causing the symptoms.

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