July 19, 2025

Tick Bite Treatment Options: What to Know and When to Treat If you’ve been bitten by a tick, one of the first questions that comes up is: What should I do now? There are different tick bite treatment options, and in my practice, I walk patients through two main approaches: watchful waiting or 3–4 weeks […]

Tick Bite Ethical Concerns Start with False Reassurance A woman walked into my clinic six weeks after a tick bite. She’d been given a single dose of doxycycline at urgent care and told, “That’s all you need.” But now, she could barely get out of bed. Her fatigue was overwhelming. Her joints throbbed. Her thinking