Tag: common cold

Quoted in ABC Life article, “Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu”

I was interviewed and quoted in this article by Kellie Scott in ABC Life, on taking sick leave when ill with the common cold or influenza. Quotations in: Scott K. Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu. ABC Life. 2019 May 27.  Accessed from: https://www.abc.net.au/life/when-am-i-sick-enough-to-stay-home-from-work/11110604 (PDF)

Quotation in “The psychology behind the subtle pressure to work when sick”

I was quoted in an online article published by the BBC on sick leave by Georgina Kenyon, an editor and journalist. (PDF)

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Quotation in “Does a diet full of vitamin C really prevent you from catching a cold?”

Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted by Stuart Marsh, a health journalist publishing an article in ninemsn Coach. (PDF)

Quotation in “Using folk remedies to feel better will leave you cold”

Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted in an article written by journalist Jane Hansen, published in the Sunday Telegraph. “THEY are the first things we reach for when the winter sniffles arrive but experts say popular supplements such as vitamin C and echinacea are really just a waste of money. Dr Michael Tam, a general practitioner and senior …

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Radio interview: 2SER

I was interviewed today on 2SER Sydney radio this morning at 1010 regarding my article on staying at home with a winter illness in The Conversation.

Interview with 666 ABC Canberra radio

I was interviewed today by Genevieve Jacobs of 666 ABC Canberra radio this morning at 1010, on the Morning program regarding my article on staying at home with a winter illness in The Conversation.