She Was Told It Was Aging — It Was Lyme All Along After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen older adults whose symptoms were dismissed as aging when infection was the cause. A woman in her late 60s was getting weaker. Her joints ached. Her memory was slipping. Her balance felt off. She woke […]
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Lyme disease was behind her seizures It’s one of the most emotional stories parents share. They tell me their child was once full of energy and curiosity—but suddenly began struggling. Fatigue, brain fog, dizzy spells, and even seizure-like episodes. Brain scans? Normal. EEGs? Clear. Yet the worry remained. “We were told they were functional seizures—just
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Persistent Lyme Symptoms: Why I Still Treat When Others Stop Persistent Lyme Symptoms: Why I Still Treat When Others Stop As a Lyme disease expert, I’ve treated many patients who continue to suffer from persistent Lyme symptoms—even after completing a full course of antibiotics. They’re often told their fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, or headaches
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What Malaria teaches us about the Lyme disease persister theory A recent study published in Nature Microbiology has revealed how malaria parasites survive in the human body for years without causing symptoms—offering powerful insights into the Lyme disease persister theory. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, including Dr. Kirk Deitsch, found that Plasmodium falciparum—the parasite responsible
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