Michael Tam

Dr Michael Tam is a clinical academic Specialist General Practitioner, combining the provision of family medicine, research, health services development, and governance. Michael’s clinical interest is in the whole-person primary care of people living with mental illness. He is actively involved in mental health policy, strategy, and governance, with local, state, and national bodies. Michael’s research is in integrated care and preventive care in general practice. He has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Most commented posts

  1. Health Check: can you treat the common cold? — 6 comments
  2. Monday’s medical myth: take an aspirin a day after you turn 50 — 3 comments
  3. Quoted in ABC Life article, “Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu” — 3 comments
  4. Monday’s medical myth: cranberry juice prevents bladder infections — 2 comments
  5. Why don’t we detect at-risk drinkers? A qualitative study of GP beliefs and attitudes — 2 comments

Author's posts

St John’s wort for minor depression

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Health check: what do my blood pressure numbers mean?

Health Check: what do my blood pressure numbers mean? By Michael Tam If you’re an adult and have ever visited a doctor, you’ve probably had your blood pressure measured. General practitioners tend to obsess over blood pressure. But with good reason: hypertension, or persistently high blood pressure, can lead to heart disease, stroke and diabetes, …

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Does caffeine help with migraines?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Echinacea for treating the common cold in children

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Interview with Australian Doctor

I was interviewed yesterday by Michael Woodhead, a health journalist from Australian Doctor regarding my thoughts on the new interesting study by Dinger et al. (2014), on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) from drospirenone containing combined oral contraceptive pill.  The article containing my commentary was published today.

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Newer oral contraceptives and the risk of venous thrombosis

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