Lyme Disease Perspective

• Episode 2: Lyme Meningitis and Emerging Neuroborreliosis   Join experts Drs Felicia Chow and Karen Roos as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme meningitis and other emerging neuroborreliosis.
  Medscape, May 09, 2023
• Bruce Willis' Dementia Is Not Your Grandpa's Dementia A neuroscientist reviews how FTD differs from more common forms of dementia with little initial impact on a patient's broader memory and associated cognitive abilities.
  Medscape Neurology, March 20, 2023
• Will Fatalism Kill the Needed Response to Long COVID? The still-raging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic brings a devastating and more far-reaching shadow pandemic: long COVID.
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 14, 2022
• Diffuse Urticarial Eruptions After COVID-19 Vaccination Many common side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine are dermatologic. Dr Stadtmauer discusses seven patients he has treated personally.
  Medscape Allergy & Immunology, July 18, 2022
• 5 Things to Know About Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are emerging but underrecognized tickborne diseases in the United States
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 21, 2022
• It's Lyme Time   Lyme prevalence is increasing. Are we paying attention?
  Medscape, June 14, 2022
• The Medical Student Teaching Medicine About Structural Racism   Robert A. Harrington interviews LaShyra Nolen, a medical student and the 2021 recipient of the American Medical Student Association's Racial Justice in Medicine Award.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 25, 2022
• A Woman With Fatigue, Palpitations, and Headache A previously healthy 34-year-old woman reports with fatigue, palpitations, headache, dyspnea, and difficulty sleeping. What's your diagnosis?
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 02, 2021
• Even ID Specialists Can Get Tick-borne Diseases Tiny arachnids are rearing their heads once again. This infectious disease doctor finds out the hard way how dangerous ticks can be.
  Medscape Blogs, July 13, 2021
• A Quick Tour of the New Lyme Disease Guideline   Dr Paul Auwaerter highlights the major changes in this guideline, which was a collaboration of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 14, 2021
• Updates in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lyme Disease Recent guidance from several specialty societies can answers many patients' questions and aid clinical decision-making regarding tick bites.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 14, 2021
• Lyme Disease: Testing, Prophylaxis, and Treatment   From what to do when a patient presents with a tick, to which antibiotic to select for treatment.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 04, 2021
• It's Tick Season: 5 Things to Know About Lyme Disease Tests Prepare for tick season by reviewing these five things to know about Lyme disease testing.
  CDC Expert Commentary, April 06, 2020
• The Week That Wasn't: Reverse Aging, Lyme Test, Apple Health Studies Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, September 13, 2019
• Lyme Testing Gets Fast and Easy   Dr Paul Auwaerter comments on the newly approved, modified two-tier approach for diagnosing Lyme disease.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 13, 2019
• 5 Hidden Dangers in International Travel Travel to far-flung, global locations is growing in popularity. Prepare your patients for safe and healthy international travel with these five things to remember.
  CDC Expert Commentary, August 26, 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Bionic Hands, Weaponized Ticks, Wellness Shots A quick overview of three medical stories that are worth a mention.
  Medscape, July 26, 2019
• Tick Bites: An Infographic to Post on Your Wall This infographic from the CDC shows the steps to take when a patient presents with a tick bite, from tick removal to prophylactic treatment and what testing to order.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 29, 2019
• 10 Ways Climate Change Affects Patients Do clinicians need to be concerned about climate change? It's a human health issue that can be considered in your patient care, says Dr Bruce Lee.
  Medscape Public Health, April 11, 2019
• The Harvard Zoo Experiment: Animals Educating Future Doctors Students at Harvard Medical School have been doing rotations at the Franklin Park Zoo. What they learn goes far beyond comparative medicine and arguably changes their overall perceptions about health.
  Medscape Med Students, August 17, 2018