Michael Tam

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People aren’t productive at work when they’re ill and they risk infecting others, writes Michael Tam.

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General practitioners tend to obsess over blood pressure – with good reason, write Michael Tan and Patrick Khoury.

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It isn’t that surprising that nothing really works for preventing or treating colds. Given how common they are, any truly effective therapy would be a massive commercial blockbuster and hardly a secret, writes Michael Tam. 

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For the most part, acute gastroenteritis is a self-limiting disease. It usually resolves completely without medical treatment, writes Michael Tam.