Lyme Disease Podcast

In the summer of 2013, a young man from Poughkeepsie, NY, died suddenly after suffering from flu-like symptoms for nearly 3 weeks. Initial reports suggested he had died from complications due to the Powassan virus, a rare illness, transmitted by ticks that can be fatal. However, a paper published in the March issue of Cardiovascular Pathologist, 3. […]

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) has long insisted that a maximum antibiotic course of 21 days is sufficient to eradicate the Lyme bacterium, while the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) recommends a longer course of therapy with duration dependent on response to therapy. [1] So, what treatment approach are physicians adopting in their

Lyme in the Limelight, published by Hamodia newspaper, features interviews with veterans in the field including researchers, physicians and advocacy leaders. As a representative of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and co-author of the practice guidelines for the treatment of Lyme disease, Dr. Eugene Shapiro gives his perspective on an illness he believes is easy