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Do oral sweets reduce injection pain in children?

The article was published in the February 2018 issue of Medical Observer, under the title “Licking needle pain”. (PDF)

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What are school sores and how do you get rid of them?

What are school sores and how do you get rid of them? The usual culprit is the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, better known as “golden staph”. Shutterstock Michael Tam, University of Sydney Impetigo, or “school sores”, is a contagious infection of the very top layer of skin. It’s most common in children aged two to six, …

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Quotation in “GPs can empower us to make that change”

I was quoted in a news article published in the Fairfield City Champion, a local Fairfax newspaper. (PDF)

News article from Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University released a news article of our visit, from the Department of General Practice, University of Sydney. (PDF)

Baclofen as treatment for alcohol use disorders

This article was published in the November 2017 edition of Medical Observer, under the title, “A panacea for alcohol cravings” (pp. 60-61). (PDF)

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Do vitamin D supplements reduce falls in older people living in the community?

This article was published in the September 2017 edition of Medical Observer, under the title, “Online chat raises difficult question” (pp. 64-65). (PDF)

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