Dr. Tim Cook on chronic persistent tick-borne illness: Recognition of symptom complexes
Internal medicine specialist who has spent decades helping patients with complex illnesses reviews chronic Lyme symptom patterns.
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Antibiotic therapy an effective treatment and diagnostic tool for children with persistent Lyme disease, study finds
Renowned U.S. researcher followed 101 pediatric Lyme cases in New England.
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Diagnostic tools for Lyme disease, by Dr. Ralph Hawkins
Dr. Ralph Hawkins presents on a probabilistic approach to understanding uncertainty in medical diagnosis. From the Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference in 2025.
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Why an integrated approach to tick-borne pathogens is important in the diagnosis of clinical cases
Diagnoses should be more than just a laboratory test result.
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Lyme disease is difficult to detect. But a new device could make it almost as easy as taking your temperature
CanLyme’s Dr. Vett Lloyd and Dr. Anna Ignaszak studying tiny biosensor to detect bacteria in patients’ urine.
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Why Canadian public healthcare fails Lyme patients and why they seek treatment elsewhere
Promoting Canadian research and researchers.
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Case study demonstrates need for increased Lyme literacy among health practitioners
Canadian family shares the obstacles faced by their adolescent son.
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The Impact of Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Erythema Migrans during the COVID Pandemic: A Comparison with In-Person Diagnosis in the Pre-COVID Era
Abstract Background: Erythema migrans (EM) is the hallmark manifestation of the Lyme borreliosis (LB), and therefore its presence and recognition are sufficient to make a diagnosis and to start proper antibiotic treatment to attempt to eradicate the infection. Methods: In this study we compared the clinical data of 439 patients who presented an EM either…
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Ontario family had to move to B.C. for Lyme disease treatment
“For many Canadians, Lyme disease is not a concern that is top of mind. If you’re walking through a tall patch of grass or camping with your family, a small alarm bell might go off reminding you to check for ticks that may be carrying Lyme disease. For Louis Themeles, a tick bite didn’t seem…
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Diagnosing young children with Lyme disease, advice from a pediatrician
“Lyme disease affects children more than any other age group, but the young ones are often difficult to diagnose, especially before they’ve developed the vocabulary to describe how they’re feeling. To help parents recognize symptoms and prevent serious illness, I chatted with Charlotte Mao, MD, a pediatric infectious disease physician who trained at Harvard Medical School…
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CTV News Atlantic: Mother struggles to get adequate help within the Canadian health care system for her young daughter who has Lyme.
Sadly this lack of help for adequate Lyme disease treatment is a Canada-wide problem due in large part to the very poor information given to physicians and other medical professionals by a private self-proclaimed expert group called the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada. Provincial and federal governments have ceded control over the…
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Two-tier testing no better than a flip of a coin: Molecular Microbiological and Immune Characterization of a Cohort of Patients Diagnosed with Early Lyme Disease
ABSTRACT Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Current diagnosis of early Lyme disease relies heavily on clinical criteria, including the presence of an erythema migrans rash. The sensitivity of current gold- standard diagnostic tests relies upon antibody formation, which is typically delayed and thus of limited utility in early…
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New podcast: The quest for better tests
“In today’s podcast, Sarah speaks with Victoria Sanderson about her exciting new research into Lyme disease testing at the University of Guelph. Sanderson is a current medical student and previously completed her Master’s degree at the University of Guelph and became interested in Lyme disease after seeing how much the disease impacted her mother’s life and…
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New podcast: Dr. Alexis Cheney from Vermont outlines her expertise on Lyme disease
“In this episode, Sarah hears from Alexis Chesney, a naturopathic physician in Vermont who specializes in Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. She is also author of the book “Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases”. ” “She points to the different roles practitioners have in a patient’s care, including primary care physicians and specialists such…
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HOW THE INCIDENCE OF AN EM RASH CAN BE INFLATED
[CanLyme Note: In Canada the percentage of people who have a rash with Lyme disease is much lower than stated. This dissemination of inappropriate information on the incidence of the rash leads to the under-detection of Lyme disease in Canada as seen in this research.] ————————- “The incidence of an erythema migrans (EM) rash, a definitive…
