Your backyard shouldn’t be a scary place.
But this is where many of us have gotten sick. I hope you’ll learn something from this web site that will help you and your family stay safe.
Meet Dr. Phillips
Steven E. Phillips, MD is a Yale-trained, world-renowned expert on zoonotic infections who has treated over 20,000 patients from over 20 countries. He is well-published in the peer-reviewed medical literature, acclaimed for his work in linking chronic diseases to occult infections, and successfully treating some of medicine’s most complex cases. He specializes in the management of zoonotic infections, which include Lyme, Bartonellosis, Babesiosis, and other vector-borne diseases. Additionally, he has served as an expert for the states of CT, NY, RI, and VT, providing testimony during their respective public hearings, which resulted in changes to existing healthcare laws. Phillips has lectured at numerous medical schools, societies, and hospitals, is an in-demand guest for TV and other media, and has been a longstanding public face of the Lyme Disease epidemic. READ MORE >
HHS Just Made the Largest Federal Commitment to Lyme Disease in History
On May 29, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced the largest federal push against Lyme disease in the department’s history — tick-control pilots, millions in innovation prizes, a $10M diagnostics prize, and NIH research funding, with a goal of cutting Lyme cases 25% by 2035.Keep Reading >
Reasons to Love Monolaurin
Key points Monolaurin is a medium-chain fatty acid derived from coconut oil. It has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity — against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. The supporting research has been in the literature for years. It helped Dr. Phillips and his patients when the strongest antibiotics had failed. Important: it is not uniformly safe for everyone. The … Keep Reading >
Untangling Cardiovascular Disease (Parts 1–5)
This series is dedicated to my brother Jeff — taken by a heart attack at 59. No warning. No goodbye. Just gone. That loss is what drove me to spend months digging into the research on cardiovascular disease, and what I found should be far better known than it is. Cardiovascular disease kills more people … Keep Reading >Dr. Steven Phillips Speaking at Health and Human Services Lyme Disease Roundtable — December 2025
Dr. Steven Phillips was invited to take part in a national Lyme disease roundtable convened and moderated by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The historic gathering took place in Washington, DC on December 15, 2025. It brought together clinicians and researchers to confront the diagnostic and clinical challenges of … Keep Reading >
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Chronic featured in NY Times
The NY Times discusses Dr. Phillips’s new book about chronic illness Long-Haul Covid and the Chronic Illness Debate: What persistent Covid cases might have in common with chronic fatigue syndrome and Lyme disease, and why it matters. By Ross Douthat As it happens, the minority view — that chronic Lyme is actually a chronic infection, … Keep Reading >
The NY Post names Chronic as one of "The best new books to read"
Steven Phillips and Dana Parish (nonfiction, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)Dr. Phillips was a renowned physician when he himself became a patient — with a mystery illness that no one seemed able to diagnose. The same happened to Dana Parish. “Chronic” is a look at the pandemic of chronic conditions caused by common infections. A fascinating look … Keep Reading >
Dr. Phillips & Dana Parish: keynote speakers at LymeMind
On October 10, 2020, Dr. Phillips and Dana Parish led a discussion about the topics in their upcoming book, “Chronic: The Hidden Cause of Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again” at the 5th Annual LymeMIND Virtual Conference. Check out the full event schedule at lymemind.org/agenda The LymeMIND team, based at the Icahn School … Keep Reading >
Dr. Phillips' piece on the truth about chronic Lyme is now up on NBC News.
Lyme disease patients fight for their lives while academics fight each other. That’s just wrong. The number of people who get Lyme disease compared to how little research on it is ever funded is staggering. Scientific bias is hurting people. For patients, there is often nothing more soul-crushing than being inexplicably sick with doctor after … Keep Reading >
Dr. Phillips' article is published in Norway's largest newspaper
Linked below is the piece Dr. Phillips wrote, which was published in Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten meninger (it can be translated from Norwegian to English on google translate). It was written in response to a piece by a Norwegian doctor, who makes a series of incorrect claims, including that chronic Lyme is as a pseudo-diagnosis and that researchers … Keep Reading >Learn more about Lyme Disease
DrBeen Medical
Dr. Phillips tells his own personal health story.
Lyme, COVID-19, Persistent Pathogens, and Chronic Diseases
Dr. Phillips and Dana Parish interview microbiologist Dr. Amy Proal and Dr. Michael VanElzakker, a neuroscientist at Harvard about the prevalence of Lyme and COVID-19.
The Lyme Vaccine, Plus a Bit About Bartonella
The Lyme vaccine. Does Babesia cause a Herxheimer? The confusing overlap between Babesia and Bartonella.
IDSA Hearing Testimony
Dr. Phillips testifies in front of the ISDA
Lyme & Reason
30 minute prime time TV special focusing on Lyme disease
Dr. Neil Spector
Renowned Duke University oncologist and best selling author tells his personal story of Lyme
Dr. Phillips — Lyme Disease
2013 Lyme Connection Conference at Western Connecticut State University
Dr. Phillips — Autophagy
New research with potential applications to neurodegenerative illness, infection, cancer..
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