The article was published in the June 2018 issue of Medical Observer, under the title “Will statins stave off dementia?” (PDF).
Jun 25 2018
Do statins prevent dementia?
Jun 01 2018
Mental health: no longer a lonely journey
I was interviewed by the RACGP Foundation for this article (link).
Abstract
There is no doubt that in the past, the perception of mental health in Australia has not been positive.
For too long, Australians have often approached their mental health as something that could fix itself, or perhaps was not a problem at all. The ‘she’ll be right’ attitude was a way to brush off an enormous problem, reducing it to a trivial notion, rather than a health problem that has serious implications on an individual’s life.
It is this perception that the RACGP Foundation is challenging – from a disease, hidden behind closed doors, to being recognised as a health priority.
May 14 2018
Evidence Based Medicine – Finding data and critical appraisal with Dr Michael Tam GP
I was interviewed by Dr Sam Manger, GP, medical educator and host of the podcast, “The GP Show” on the topic of evidence-based medicine. [Link to the episode : MP3]
Apr 30 2018
Does vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) prevent non-melanoma skin cancer?
The article was published in the April 2018 issue of Medical Observer, under the title “Does vit B3 prevent skin cancer” (PDF).
Apr 21 2018
Evidence-based medicine in general practice
This presentation was delivered at the 2018 Nanjing Medical University International Symposium on Medical Education – Sino-Australia Forum on the topic of General Practice Training, on 21 April 2018. (PDF)
Apr 13 2018
We asked five experts: do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day?
The article was original published in The Conversation. Authors: Hansen A, Dwyer K, Ho V, Tam CWM, Bartlett B, Mündel T.
We asked five experts: do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day?
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Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation
Everyone knows humans need water and we can’t survive without it. We’ve all heard we should be aiming for eight glasses, or two litres of water per day.
This target seems pretty steep when you think about how much water that actually is, and don’t we also get some water from the food we eat?
We asked five medical and sports science experts if we really need to drink eight glasses of water per day.
All five experts said no
