Episode 568: Lyme Disease Testing Is Failing Patients: Dr. Liz Horn Explains Why (And What Comes Next)

Tick Boot Camp · Jun 27, 2026 · 1h 21m

🎙️ Episode Summary: Lyme Testing Is Failing Early Patients

In this critical episode with special guest co-host Ali Moresco, we sit down with Dr. Liz Horn, Principal Investigator of the Lyme Disease Biobank, to break down her latest research:

👉 Evaluation of standard and modified two-tiered testing algorithms using well-characterized early Lyme disease samples

This study takes a hard look at the current FDA-cleared Lyme testing system — and the findings are clear:

👉 Most early Lyme disease cases are being missed

Dr. Horn explains why this is happening, what it means for patients, and why…