I was quoted in an online article published by the BBC on sick leave by Georgina Kenyon, an editor and journalist. (PDF)
Tag: gastroenteritis
Jul 13 2015
Health Check: I feel a bit sick, should I stay home or go to work?
The following general article was published in The Conversation. Health Check: I feel a bit sick, should I stay home or go to work? Michael Tam, UNSW Australia You wake up on a work day and feel under the weather. If you’re vomiting or have a fever, the decision to stay at home is probably clear …
Aug 21 2013
What is stomach flu?
The following article was published in The Conversation. Explainer: what is stomach flu? By Michael Tam Nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and cramps, watery diarrhoea … We’ve all had acute gastroenteritis at some stage. As a general practitioner, my patients usually refer to their condition in more colloquial terms – “gastro”, “the runs”, “the trots”, “stomach flu”, …