Over the past 5 years, the Lyme Disease UK’s Online Community has grown from two founding patients, Natasha Metcalf and Louise Dean, to a community of over 9,500 members from across the UK and further abroad. Whilst it is wonderful that so many patients and their loved ones who are […]
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Prior to the pandemic, LDUK volunteers were attending community groups and organisations to provide people with Lyme disease and tick bite prevention awareness talks. Like so many others during the last 18 months we’ve had to make some changes! Our talks went online. This was a new way of working […]
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This seminar with Dr. Joseph G. Jemsek took place on Friday 30 July and was facilitated by Julia Knight, LDUK’s Press and Community Outreach Manager. Dr Jemsek shared his extensive knowledge about Lyme Borreliosis and co-infections as well as handy self-help tips! Download the presentation slides here. Dr. Joseph G. […]
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This online seminar with Katharine Cheston took place on Monday 12 July from 7pm to 8pm and was facilitated by Julia Knight, LDUK’s Press and Community Outreach Manager. Download the slides from this presentation. Katharine is a PhD researcher at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University. Her research, funded […]
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Phage Testing for Lyme Disease: Is This the Future? – Dr Louis Teulières. Facilitated by Julia Knight, LDUK’s Press and Community Outreach Manager. Dr Louis Teulières discusses a new diagnostic test for Lyme disease, known as phage testing, in this seminar which took place on Thursday 27th May. You can […]
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This seminar took place on Friday 14 May and was facilitated by Julia Knight, our Press & Community Outreach Manager. Dr Tim Ubhi is a NHS Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in PANS PANDAS. He was a founding member of the UK PANS PANDAS Physicians Network and is also […]
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This online seminar is took place on Friday 30 April 2021 and was facilitated by Julia Knight, our Press & Community Outreach Manager. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is an internationally recognised leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. For more than […]
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This online seminar took place on Tuesday 13 April 2021 and was facilitated by Julia Knight, our Press & Community Outreach Manager. Dr Nicolaus provided a little history of ticks and borrelia and discussed the advancements and improvements that have been made in the field of tick borne diseases. From […]
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This online seminar took place on Friday 12 March 2021 and was facilitated by Julia Knight, our Press & Community Outreach Manager. Dr Bransfield discussed Lyme disease and tick borne infections from a psychiatric perspective and how these illnesses affect brain chemistry. Dr Bransfield’s primary activity is an office based […]
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This online seminar took place on Friday 19 February 2021 and was facilitated by Julia Knight, our Press & Community Outreach Manager. Dr Lambert and Monica Wilde shared their combined approach to treating Lyme disease using antibiotic therapies and herbal medicine. Based in the centre of Dublin, with over 20 […]
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