43. The quest for better tests
Victoria Sanderson and her colleagues are looking at better ways of detecting Lyme bacteria, otherwise known as Borrelia burgdorferi.
Diagnostics
40. Better diagnostic testing: antibodies and beyond with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach
In this episode of Looking at Lyme, we go to Augsburg, Germany to learn about diagnostic testing with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach, MD, PhD.
17. Interview with Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: the First Epidemic of Climate Change
In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about ticks, Lyme disease and climate change with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer. She lives in New York State, an area of the US which is highly endemic for Lyme disease, and has been investigating this disease for the past eight years.
13. Back to the lab with Dr. Melanie Wills from the G. Magnotta Research Lab at the University of Guelph
Advancing a vision for research in Lyme disease and translating research from bench to bedside.
8. How to protect your pet from Lyme disease
Dr. Bloom mentions some of the medications currently available to repel and kill ticks on pets. He also gives his recommendation for tick removal and follow up when a tick is found embedded on your pet, highlighting areas that ticks are more likely to be found. Finally, Dr. Bloom points out that tick bites can occur during the winter, especially during warmer spells when ticks become active.
5. How Lyme disease can impact children and family
In today’s podcast, we start to explore Lyme disease in children. Sarah welcomes her father, Dr. Ted Cormode, to the podcast. He understands Lyme disease both as a pediatrician and as a parent supporting and advocating for his child. Dr. Cormode talks about his experience as a parent when Sarah first became ill. In medical school, he did not learn about Lyme disease so he spent the next years digging deeper into medical research.
1. Interview with Dr. Liz Zubek
In our inaugural episode we meet our host, Sarah Cormode. Sarah draws upon her expertise in education, research and outdoor adventure to explore all things Lyme. She reflects back on her own experience with Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick in her backyard in 2012, then ventures out to speak with a wide…