1. Does the denial of medical care for a fraudulent claim of hypochondria sound familiar?
2. Why do patients' opposing policy views get so much media coverage in France and almost zero in the USA?
—Could it be because France does not allow its elected officials to take private campaign money from Pharma and insurance?
—Could it be because France does not allow Pharma to advertise on television and other media platforms?
—Could it be because France does not allow its government officials to hold patents with Pharma, IDSA and IDSA affiliates?
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Lyme disease: controversy around a letter from the AIn Order of Doctors
By AFP on the 09.11.2018 at 18h18
The controversy around Lyme does not finish: the [federal government] High Authority of Health (HAS) "deplored" Friday a letter from the Ain 'Order of Doctors' regarding the diagnosis of this disease—the letter had angered the Lyme associations.
"HAS deplores the Ain Order of Doctors action," said the Director of HAS.
"This letter was sent to all the doctors in the department and adds confusion to the minds of practitioners" and causes "a loss of care opportunity" for patients, she added.
HAS published all their official recommendations on Lyme disease on June 20—there is on going controversy between patient associations and the medical profession [affiliated with IDSA].
Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium and transmitted by a tick bite. The controversy relates to the existence or not of chronic forms of this disease —that do not resolve after conventional treatments [IDSA restricted treatment].
Lyme associations have been calling for recognition of these chronic forms for several years.
In its recommendations, the HAS acknowledged the existence of a "persistent polymorphic symptomatology / syndrome after possible tick bite" (SPPT). This very broad name refers to the "situation of patients who may have been exposed to ticks and who have polymorphic, persistent and unexplained clinical signs that may be disabling".
These terms were criticized in July by the Academy of Medicine which saw a de facto recognition of the chronic form of the disease, "without any evidence".
The National College of Teaching General Practitioners (CNGE) has also denounced these recommendations by asking doctors not to take them into account.
In a letter dated 20 September, the Ain Order of Doctors supported the position of these two bodies. The Ain Order of Doctors also warned against "misdiagnosis of Lyme disease, favoring delays in diagnosis, particularly in the neuro-psychiatric field".
This week, the association ChroniLyme revealed the council's letter also claimed, "There is NO diploma (...) allowing a doctor to call doctor specializing in Lyme disease." ChroniLyme rebelled against the Council's letter and accused it of causing a "a loss of care opportunity " for the sick.
Friday after the release of the HAS statements, AFP news contacted the Ain Order of Doctors—the Order of Doctors had still had not responded by late afternoon.
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original source: https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/…/maladie-de-lyme-controver…
