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Medical Child Abuse

“Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience
9 May 2024

“Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience

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

ILADS leaders defended the fraudster

children, coinfections, false positive diagnoses, felonies, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, Kansas, Medical Child Abuse, Missouri, quackery, taxes, victims
Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more
20 Dec 2022

Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Stories | 0

Appalling abuse of an autistic child

anti-vaccine beliefs, autism, children, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Medical Child Abuse, quackery, UK
Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope  with discredited stem cell treatments
19 Dec 2022

Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope with discredited stem cell treatments

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

So much time and money wasted

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, India, LymeDisease.org, Medical Child Abuse, neurological disorders, quackery, SPECT scans, stem cells, treatments
Anti-vax doctor Paul Thomas surrenders license after gross negligence, mistreating children
11 Nov 2022

Anti-vax doctor Paul Thomas surrenders license after gross negligence, mistreating children

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Another dangerous integrative/functional medicine quack

anti-vaccine beliefs, children, Hawaii, inappropriate prescribing, Institute for Functional Medicine, Medical Child Abuse, Medical neglect, Oregon, treatments, Washington
Teenager develops psychosis after abuse with antibiotics and disulfiram
7 Nov 2022

Teenager develops psychosis after abuse with antibiotics and disulfiram

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Stories | 0

Another horrific consequence of a fake chronic Lyme diagnosis

adolescents, children, Disulfiram, Doctor and scientist commentaries, inappropriate prescribing, Medical Child Abuse, Pennsylvania, treatments
Pediatrician discusses alarming “chronic Lyme” abuse of a young boy
23 Sep 2021

Pediatrician discusses alarming “chronic Lyme” abuse of a young boy

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Stories | 0

Disturbing fake diagnoses and unnecessary antibiotics

children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, Medical Child Abuse
Chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment lead to abuse of teenage boy
22 Sep 2021

Chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment lead to abuse of teenage boy

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Stories | 0

Pediatricians discuss another horrifying case of Medical Child Abuse

children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, inappropriate prescribing, Medical Child Abuse
FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach
4 Mar 2021

FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach

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

Toxic snake oil used as a cure-all

autism, children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, FDA action, fraud, Medical Child Abuse, quackery, treatments
UK watchdog condemns ILADS propaganda
18 Feb 2021

UK watchdog condemns ILADS propaganda

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Rogues Gallery, Science vs myths | 0

Beware of fake experts trying to legitimize themselves

children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, International Scientific Consensus, Medical Child Abuse, UK
Lyme literate child abuser disciplined twice
19 Oct 2020

Lyme literate child abuser disciplined twice

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

Another dangerous ILADS cult leader

autism, children, Connecticut, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, Medical Child Abuse
Lyme quack abused her daughters and endangered patients
20 Nov 2018

Lyme quack abused her daughters and endangered patients

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

Another doctor becomes obsessed with Lyme disease

children, Massachusetts, Medical Child Abuse, Munchausen by proxy, opioids
Medical Child Abuse: Physical and Psychological Harms
19 Feb 2018

Medical Child Abuse: Physical and Psychological Harms

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

“Lyme literate” doctors and some parents falsely claim children are infested with “chronic Lyme”

children, ILADS, Medical Child Abuse
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

Useful Pages

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  • The Harms of “Lyme Anxiety”
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  • Former Quacks Speak Out
  • March for Science Ejects Harmful Cult

Recent Posts

  • More victims of Lyme quackery- updated January 3, 2025
  • Document Repository
  • UK doctors find most Lyme concerns unwarranted, again
  • How Dr. Google is Impacting Parental Medical Decision Making
  • “Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience
  • ILADS Clifford Fetters conned a dying cancer patient, says complaint
  • Geoffrey Ames: Sexual misconduct and quackery
  • Chronic Lyme quackery causes liver damage
  • ILADS method should not be used, says Polish Health Ministry
  • Doctor describes “Pseudo-Lyme disease” in 1995
  • Why Chronic Lyme is based on ideology, not science
  • French National Academy of Medicine condemns Lyme disinformation
  • “Chronic Lyme” patient dies after refusing lupus treatment
  • FDA cites IgeneX for problematic testing
  • “Media-inspired panic” about Lyme documented in 1989
  • Fairy dust cleanse: How to create a health scam
  • Our favorites from Dr. Glaucomflecken
  • CDC: Why PCR/DNA direct testing isn’t used for Lyme diagnosis
  • Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more
  • Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope with discredited stem cell treatments
  • No credible evidence supports rumors about stretch marks
  • Anti-vax doctor Paul Thomas surrenders license after gross negligence, mistreating children
  • Doctor explains “The Grace of Denial”
  • Teenager develops psychosis after abuse with antibiotics and disulfiram
  • Lyme misdiagnosis story from 1991
  • My mom has MS. Facebook convinced her she had “chronic Lyme”.
  • Chronic illness support group bans Lyme misinformation to protect patients
  • Pediatrician discusses alarming “chronic Lyme” abuse of a young boy
  • Chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment lead to abuse of teenage boy
  • So-Called “Special” Issues of Journals: Big Money for Gold OA Publishers
  • FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach
  • UK watchdog condemns ILADS propaganda
  • UK warns about inappropriate Lyme disease testing
  • Experts: How Lyme disease became a scapegoat
  • Experts review “Chronic Lyme Disease”
  • Chronic Lyme drugs cause life-threatening skin detachment
  • Lyme literate child abuser disciplined twice
  • False Lyme diagnoses documented by military doctors
  • ILADS doctor disciplined after “Lyme” patient dies of Cancer
  • NIH discusses IgeneX unreliability for Lyme testing
  • On Lyme, 20+ German Medical Groups Agree
  • David C. Wright: Disciplined after mistreated patient gets C. diff
  • Journalist mom explains appeal and dangers of chronic Lyme
  • “Lyme Literate” Martin D. Fried: Felony Drug Conviction
  • Fewer deaths in Lyme patients than typical Americans, a year after diagnosis
  • Lyme continuing education (CME, CEU) for medical professionals
  • Samento/Cat’s Claw: Chronic Lyme Snake Oil
  • Kurt E. Johnson: Disciplined after allegations of gross negligence
  • Maladie de Lyme chronique: un scandal médical à condamner!
  • Chronic Lyme disease: A scam that should be condemned!

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. Often, they are also falsely told they are immunocompromised.

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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