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59Council. In addition, she is co-chair of the steering committee of Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare, a nationwide coalition of consumer groups associated with the international Cochrane Collaboration and serves as a consumer peer reviewer for Cochrane evidence-based protocols and reviews. She has spoken before state legislatures, US and international governmental agencies, and at healthcare policy conferences throughout the world. Her blog focuses on medico-legal ethics and healthcare policy issues related to Lyme disease. <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Lorraine+Johnson+lyme&oq=Lorraine+Johnson" target="_blank">Publications on Google Scholar</a>; <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Lorraine+Johnson+lyme" target="_blank">Publications on PubMed</a></p><div style='clear: both;'></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="twelve columns blog-item-class blog-item-class-0 mb40"><div class="blog-item-holder"><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/complexities-long-haul/">The complexities of IACCs: what do “long haul” diseases have in common?</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">15</div><div class="blog-month-value">OCT</div><div class="blog-year-value">2024</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/complexities-long-haul/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/feeling-sick.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/feeling-sick.jpg" alt=""/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">I recently took part in a webinar on âlong haulâ illnesses, otherwise known as infection-associated chronic conditions. IACC is a label now used to cover illnesses like long COVID, persistent Lyme disease, ME/CFS, and more. This umbrella term doesn’t redefine these diseases... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/complexities-long-haul/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/10-things-new-idsa-guidelines/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: 10 things you should know about new IDSA guidelines</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">04</div><div class="blog-month-value">DEC</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/10-things-new-idsa-guidelines/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="idsa lyme guidelines comments" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/idsa-lyme-guidelines2.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/idsa-lyme-guidelines2.jpg" alt="idsa lyme guidelines comments"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) just released its new Lyme guidelines. They are 48 pages long and will take time to digest, but I want to share my initial impressions. These guidelines are in many ways a walk down memory lane â not much has changed â and what... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/10-things-new-idsa-guidelines/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/when-decisions-foregone/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: When decisions are foregone conclusions</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">02</div><div class="blog-month-value">DEC</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image">
59<a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/when-decisions-foregone/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="who chooses" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/supp1.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/supp1.jpg" alt="who chooses"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">I gave the following remarks by telephone at the December 2 meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Good morning. Iâm Lorraine Johnson, the CEO of LymeDisease.org. As this term of the Working Group draws to an end and the selection of new panel members begins, I want to... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/when-decisions-foregone/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/johnson-tbdwg-mld-comments/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: The pivotal role of patients in Lyme disease research</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">18</div><div class="blog-month-value">NOV</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/johnson-tbdwg-mld-comments/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="MyLymeData" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MLD-logo-and-dots-1024x820.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MLD-logo-and-dots-1024x820.jpg" alt="MyLymeData"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">I gave the following remarks by telephone at the November 17 meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Good morning. Iâm Lorraine Johnson, the CEO of LymeDisease.org and the principal investigator of the MyLymeData patient registry and research platform. Although Lyme... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/johnson-tbdwg-mld-comments/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/mylymedata-lorraine-podcast/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: MyLymeData, powered by patients, helps drive Lyme research</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">03</div><div class="blog-month-value">NOV</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/mylymedata-lorraine-podcast/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="lorraine johnson interview" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/lorraine-360.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/lorraine-360.jpg" alt="lorraine johnson interview"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">I want to thank Mimi MacLean for featuring me on Lyme 360’s Heal podcast. Mimi has been battling Lyme disease for four years now, and recently started her podcast to help other patients find their path to healing. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss the MyLymeData... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/mylymedata-lorraine-podcast/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/bmj-response-ilads-lyme-guidelines/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: The BMJ publishes our response to article dissing ILADS guidelines</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">09</div><div class="blog-month-value">JUN</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/bmj-response-ilads-lyme-guidelines/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="BMJ published an article entitled Lyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lymedisease-bmj.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lymedisease-bmj.jpg" alt="BMJ published an article entitled Lyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">The BMJ (formerly called the British Medical Journal) is a weekly, peer-reviewed publication based in the UK. Itâs regarded as one of the worldâs leading medical journals. On May 26, The BMJ published an article entitled Lyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management, by Professor... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/bmj-response-ilads-lyme-guidelines/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/patients-cant-wait-covid-lyme/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: Patients can’t wait, whether it’s COVID-19 or Lyme</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">23</div><div class="blog-month-value">APR</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/patients-cant-wait-covid-lyme/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="safe shopping" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/shop.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/shop.jpg" alt="safe shopping"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">
59Even a few short weeks ago, who would have thought weâd be wearing face masks and gloves to visit a grocery store? Or that any shopper would sport a get-up like the one in this picture? COVID-19 is changing the world as we know it. This coronavirus will change the world for... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/patients-cant-wait-covid-lyme/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-public-comments-idsa-vs-ilads/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: Its members don’t treat much Lyme, but IDSA makes the rules</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">03</div><div class="blog-month-value">FEB</div><div class="blog-year-value">2020</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-public-comments-idsa-vs-ilads/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="TBDWG--public comment" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lyme-Fly-In2-1.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Lyme-Fly-In2-1.jpg" alt="TBDWG--public comment"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">The following remarks were written by Lorraine Johnson and presented by Melissa Potter at the recent meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. My name is Melissa Potter. I am speaking on behalf of LymeDisease.org. I will talk about access to care issues that are... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-public-comments-idsa-vs-ilads/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div><div class="gdl-blog-full gdl-border-x bottom"><h2 class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-lacks-balance/">LYMEPOLICYWONK: Panel lacks balance, excludes needed voices</a></h2><div class="blog-date-wrapper"><div class="blog-date-value">17</div><div class="blog-month-value">SEP</div><div class="blog-year-value">2019</div></div><div class="blog-content-wrapper"><div class="blog-media-wrapper gdl-image"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-lacks-balance/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Tick-borne disease working group" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TBDWG-Meetings.jpg"/><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TBDWG-Meetings.jpg" alt="Tick-borne disease working group"/></noscript></a></div><div class="blog-content">Here’s what I told the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group during public verbal comments at its Sept. 12 meeting. You can also read my longer written comments. Good morning! I am Lorraine Johnson, the CEO of LymeDisease.org. These comments are on behalf of 57 Lyme... <a class="blog-continue-reading" href="https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-lacks-balance/"> Read More »</a></div></div></div></div><div class="clear"></div><div class="gdl-pagination"><span class="current">1</span><a href='https://www.lymedisease.org/news-blogs/lyme-policy-wonk/page/2/' class="inactive">2</a><a href='https://www.lymedisease.org/news-blogs/lyme-policy-wonk/page/3/' class="inactive">3</a><a href='https://www.lymedisease.org/news-blogs/lyme-policy-wonk/page/4/' class="inactive">4</a><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/news-blogs/lyme-policy-wonk/page/2/">Next ›</a><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/news-blogs/lyme-policy-wonk/page/34/">Last »</a><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div></div><div class='four columns mb0 gdl-right-sidebar'><div class='gdl-sidebar-wrapper gdl-border-y left'><div class='sidebar-wrapper'><div class="custom-sidebar widget_text" id="text-5"><div class="textwidget"><a href="https://www.lymedisease.org/get-involved/donate/become-a-member/" title="Join LymeDisease.org"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Join LymeDisease.org big green button" data-lazy-src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sidebar-join-lymedisease-2x.jpg" /><noscript><img src="https://www.lymedisease.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sidebar-join-lymedisease-2x.jpg" alt="Join LymeDisease.org big green button" /></noscript></a></div></div><div class="custom-sidebar widget_text" id="text-7"><div class="textwidget"><div class="sidebar-icon-wrapper lymetimes-pages"><div class="sidebar-icon-single sidebar-newsletter-signup"><h3>Newsletter Sign-up</h3>
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