Public Health

Looking at Lyme with Elizabeth May and Sarah Cormode.

9. Elizabeth May speaks to the challenge of updating medical best practices and the continued rise of ticks and Lyme disease

ByLEAP team

In this episode, Sarah speaks with another champion for Canadians living with Lyme, Green MP Elizabeth May. She describes how she first learned about the severity of Lyme disease when speaking to a woman from Pictou, Nova Scotia who required a wheelchair for mobility. After moving to British Columbia, Elizabeth met others who were experiencing life-altering illness due to the tick-borne diseases.

Looking at Lyme with Dr. Ralph Hawkins.

7. Dr. Ralph Hawkins explains the challenges of detecting Lyme disease through testing

ByLEAP team

In this episode of Looking at Lyme, Sarah speaks with Internal Medicine Specialist and Canadian Lyme expert, Dr. Ralph Hawkins. Dr. Hawkins has been treating Lyme patients in Canada for many years, gaining a wealth of knowledge about the disease. He recounts his introduction to the shortcomings of Lyme disease testing in Canada while treating…