Author Archives: Ann G. Sjoerdsma

2/1/18: THE FLU VERSUS A COLD: ‘Choose’ Your Misery

1/17/18: INFLUENZA AND SEPSIS: The Death of a 21-year-old Bodybuilder

1/6/18: THIS WINTER’S INFLUENZA VACCINES: Only 10 Percent Effective? What Gives? A Flu Primer

12/31/17: THE PROBABILITY OF THE IMPROBABLE: Capitalizing and Counting on the Unexpected; Thoughts for the New Year

12/22/17: UPDATE ON PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA (PCP): A Name Change and More Info on Opportunistic Infection That Killed (and still kills) AIDS Patients

12/2/17: WORLD AIDS DAY: RECALLING THE CRISIS NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO: Early Drugs to Treat the Dying

12/1/17: WORLD AIDS DAY: RECALLING THE CRISIS NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO: Deaths Due to Opportunistic Pneumonia

11/24/17: THE DISCOVERY OF TRYPTOPHAN INTOXICATION: The First Demonstration of Serotonin’s Effect on Mood

11/22/17: THANKSGIVING EVE: Don’t Blame the Tryptophan in Turkey for Your Drowsiness, and More on the University of Chicago Sleep Pioneers

11/3/17: THE SLEEP-WAKEFULNESS CYCLE AND REM SLEEP: Remembering a Historic Duo, as Daylight Saving Time Ends