Why is “chronic” Lyme disease so controversial? – Podcast | sciences

Celebrities including Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber and Miranda Hart have spoken about their long struggles with the effects of Lyme disease, but despite rising rates and improving awareness, the disease is still poorly understood. To understand more about how the disease affects people in the long term, Madeline Finley hears from The Guardian’s Patrick Barkham about his daughter Millie’s experience, and from Professor John Aucott, director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center and associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University