Tick Boot Camp

Episode 473: LIVE from ILADS: Nicole Bell - Transforming Lyme Disease Diagnostics

1 year ago

In This Episode:

  • Nicole Bell, CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics, shares her journey from personal experience with Lyme disease in her family to leading innovation in diagnostics.
  • The connection between tick-borne pathogens and chronic diseases like early-onset Alzheimer’s.
  • Why traditional Lyme disease tests often fail and the need for direct detection methods.
  • The latest advancements in testing for Borrelia, Bartonella, Babesia, and other stealth pathogens.
  • The impact of Nicole’s "State of Lyme Disease Research" report on the Lyme community.
  • What patients and healthcare providers need to know about cutting-edge diagnostic tools.

Why This Matters: An increasing number of studies link flea- and tick-borne pathogens to chronic illnesses affecting the joints, heart, and central nervous system. These infections mimic conditions like lupus and fibromyalgia, making them hard to diagnose without advanced testing. Galaxy Diagnostics offers specialized tests to detect Lyme Borrelia, Bartonella, Babesia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia species—providing a much-needed solution for patients seeking accurate diagnoses.

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Tick Boot Camp is a Lyme disease and tick-borne illness podcast featuring interviews with leading doctors, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates, and experts. Explore Lyme disease symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, chronic Lyme disease, coinfections, PANS/PANDAS, MCAS, neurological symptoms, emerging research, and the latest advances in tick-borne disease care. Through expert education and powerful patient stories, Tick Boot Camp provides hope, validation, practical information, and a community for people navigating Lyme disease and complex chronic illness.