News Stories & Documentaries

Need a short video to share with others you want to inform about Lyme Basics? Here are two excellent ones from Stand4Kyme and Stanford University’s Lyme Working Group Taking A Stand 4 Lyme and Alabama Lyme: Lyme in the South
 Fox 5 in NYC in July 2016 ran a short special called Lyme & Reason.  There are many uncut interviews with Lyme experts including Dr. Neil Spector who had a heart transplant because of Lyme carditis and Dr. Steven Phillips as well as an interview with the CDC on YouTube that are well worth watching.  Part 2 aired in November 2016 along with additional interviews.  There are also some Facebook videos as well.
Watch the highly recommended 2008 award-winning documentary, Under Our Skin, 1 hr, 44 min.  Graphic/intense, geared for adults. This used to be available at no cost on Hulu but now must be rented and is well worth it. A variety of online streaming sources carry it.  In 2015 a sequel called Under Our Skin 2: Emergence was released and is also available to rent.  Here's the official website: Under Our Skin.
Another interesting documentary (2014) on Lyme disease in France - has English subtitles, Vimeo. 55 min.  "Lyme Disease, A Silent Epidemic" produced by France 5 Public Network. 
In the Lyme Light (2016), a documentary produced by university students at SUNY-Broome. 26 min.
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Justin & Christa Vanderham's video of a Canadian Lyme and FL-1953 Protomyxzoa Rheumatica journey, with a Christian music soundtrack- very graphic/intense, geared for adults.
A new documentary about the Lyme disease controversy in Australia called Our Battle Ongoing can be streamed free here: www.andysmithfilm.com/

Videos by LLMDs

Dr. Richard Horowitz discusses Lyme:  

Personal Videos

For teens - Feminist punk rocker Kathleen Hanna's story of Lyme disease is part of this documentary on her life - The Punk Singer.
Avril Lavigne's 2018 poignant hit single about her battle with Lyme disease
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Animal Planet: Monsters Inside Me story about teen with Lyme disease
Two videos of one man's journey, from the creator of KnowHowThingsWork channel on YouTube: