TWIW 203: Opioids no more effective than placebo for back and neck pain

This Week In Wellness Australian researchers have called into question the use of opioids for acute neck and back pain as research shows that the drugs may be no more effective than placebo. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-29/opioids-back-neck-acute-pain-research-findings/102530382 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32142140/

TWIW 147: Children 0-4 added to vaccine injury compensations scheme

[twitter name=”name”]This Week In Wellness in a move described by News Ltd as being “quietly noted in budget papers” Children aged 0 to 4 years of age have been added to Australia’s vaccine injury compensation claims scheme and Health Minister Greg Hunt suggested planning was under way for “children aged zero to four”, despite no… Continue reading TWIW 147: Children 0-4 added to vaccine injury compensations scheme