web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:26:13 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Wisconsin Watch - Episodes Tagged with “Lyme Disease” https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/tags/lyme%20disease Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! en-us episodic From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! no Wisconsin, news, investigative Wisconsin Watch info@wisconsinwatch.org Wisconsin’s ‘chronic Lyme’ patients embrace alternative treatments, rack up big bills https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/wisconsins-chronic-lyme-patients-embrace-alternative-treatments-rack-up-big-bills 28c637c7-b1a4-4a72-bb0b-71d50e64f426 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch Sufferers say they go down ‘rabbit holes’ to diagnose a condition that many doctors say does not exist. 20:56 no In our recent installment of "Living with Lyme," Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores the ongoing debate over whether patients can suffer long-term effects of Lyme disease — or whether the shifting symptoms are caused by something else. Wang profiles five Wisconsin women who all say they are suffering from chronic Lyme disease. Reporting by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on June 9, 2022. Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin, Lyme disease, symptoms, long-term effects, chronic In our recent installment of "Living with Lyme," Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores the ongoing debate over whether patients can suffer long-term effects of Lyme disease — or whether the shifting symptoms are caused by something else. Wang profiles five Wisconsin women who all say they are suffering from chronic Lyme disease.
Reporting by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on June 9, 2022.

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]]> In our recent installment of "Living with Lyme," Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores the ongoing debate over whether patients can suffer long-term effects of Lyme disease — or whether the shifting symptoms are caused by something else. Wang profiles five Wisconsin women who all say they are suffering from chronic Lyme disease.
Reporting by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch. Originally published on June 9, 2022.

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]]> The history of Lyme disease has a Wisconsin chapter. It’s still being written. https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/the-history-of-lyme-disease-has-a-wisconsin-chapter-its-still-being-written 5e11299b-fe3a-4e8f-b383-29a38a86dc68 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch In this latest installment of our series "Living with Lyme" Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores Wisconsin’s key role in the discovery and ongoing research into Lyme disease. 6:53 no In this latest installment of our series "Living with Lyme" Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores Wisconsin’s key role in the discovery and ongoing research into Lyme disease. Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin, Lyme, Lyme disease, chronic Lyme, ticks In this latest installment of our series "Living with Lyme" Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang explores Wisconsin’s key role in the discovery and ongoing research into Lyme disease. Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch

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]]> Doctors debate, patients suffer: The fight over chronic Lyme disease in Wisconsin https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/doctors-debate-patients-suffer-the-fight-over-chronic-lyme-disease-in-wisconsin 2231480e-c914-4722-9621-3dd52fafb592 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch In this story, Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang profiles Maria Freitas, a woman who for years has suffered from joint pain, brain fog, fever and other maladies. Freitas attributes the symptoms to Lyme disease. But mainstream physicians insist she has rheumatoid arthritis — a diagnosis that she said does not explain many of her symptoms. It's part of Wisconsin Watch's series: "Living with Lyme." 24:32 no In this story, Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang profiles Maria Freitas, a woman who for years has suffered from joint pain, brain fog, fever and other maladies. Freitas attributes the symptoms to Lyme disease. But mainstream physicians insist she has rheumatoid arthritis — a diagnosis that she said does not explain many of her symptoms. It's part of Wisconsin Watch's series: "Living with Lyme." Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Read the story at https://wisconsinwatch.org news, Wisconsin, Lyme, Lyme disease, Chronic Lyme disease, tick In this story, Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang profiles Maria Freitas, a woman who for years has suffered from joint pain, brain fog, fever and other maladies. Freitas attributes the symptoms to Lyme disease. But mainstream physicians insist she has rheumatoid arthritis — a diagnosis that she said does not explain many of her symptoms. It's part of Wisconsin Watch's series: "Living with Lyme." Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Read the story at https://wisconsinwatch.org

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]]> In this story, Wisconsin Watch reporter Zhen Wang profiles Maria Freitas, a woman who for years has suffered from joint pain, brain fog, fever and other maladies. Freitas attributes the symptoms to Lyme disease. But mainstream physicians insist she has rheumatoid arthritis — a diagnosis that she said does not explain many of her symptoms. It's part of Wisconsin Watch's series: "Living with Lyme." Narrated by Wesley Lethem for Wisconsin Watch. Read the story at https://wisconsinwatch.org

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