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Lyme Disease
August 27, 2020
Overview of Lyme & Tick Borne Illness – Dr. Moorcroft
"Education is critical to know what is out there. If we can identify cases of Lyme disease early, we can treat them right away. Then we decrease the likelihood of an infection leading to chronic...
August 27, 2020
Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illness Overview – Dr. Moorcroft
According to the CDC, Lyme disease is the number one vector-borne illness in the United States. The CDC believes their typical numbers are underestimating the number of Lyme disease cases in any...
August 27, 2020
Lyme Disease Treatment – Dr. Moorcroft
I often combine antibiotics with natural products, including different antimicrobial herbs and different tinctures. I look at the evidence we have; we're in an evidence-based medical culture, yet we...
August 27, 2020
PANS & Lyme Disease – Dr. Moorcroft
Do I have patients with Lyme triggered PANS? Do I have patients whose Lyme does not trigger PANS symptoms but does exacerbate the severity of pre-existing conditions or make it more difficult to...
August 27, 2020
Bartonella & Babesia – Dr. Moorcroft
In terms of neuropsychiatric symptoms, there are case reports in the medical literature, showing kids who have a PANS presentation who received immunomodulatory treatment, steroids, psychiatric...
July 6, 2020
Education Series from New England Center for Health
ASPIRE is happy to announce that New England Center for Health, lead by Dr. Nancy O’Hara (ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board Member), Dr. Lindsey Wells, and Vicki Kobliner will host zoom calls...
Two-Tier Lyme Disease Serology Test Results Can Vary According to the Specific First-Tier Test Used
Alexandra B Maulden, Aris C Garro, Fran Balamuth, Michael N Levas, Jonathan E Bennett, Desiree N Neville, John A Branda, Lise E Nigrovic, for Pedi Lyme Net, Two-Tier Lyme Disease Serology Test Results Can Vary According to the Specific First-Tier Test Used, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 128–133, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piy133
Significant variations in two-tier Lyme disease test results were observed in many children, depending on the specific first-tier test utilized. When dealing with children with a strong clinical suspicion of Lyme disease and an initially negative test result, clinicians should contemplate retesting for Lyme disease.
June 25, 2020
Lyme Disease & Tick Borne Infections Fundamentals – Dr. O’Hara
Lyme is it Affecting My Child? You Bet Your Rash & Other Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented...
June 24, 2020
Lyme Disease Basics – Dr. O’Hara
Section 1: Lyme Disease Basics Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented on Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Illness and Co-infections as part of the...
June 24, 2020
MSIDS & Chronic Lyme Disease – Dr. O’Hara
Section 3: MSIDS & Chronic Lyme Nancy O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP, a member of the ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board, presented on Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Illness and Co-infections as part of...