Medical News Today Quotes Dr. Williams: Opioids about as effective as placebo for lower back and neck pain, study finds

In this article, Dr. Vernon Williams weighs in study that suggest that opioids may be ineffective for treating certain pain conditions.    Article Link:  Back and neck pain relief: Opioids comparable to placebo (medicalnewstoday.com)   MNT also spoke with Dr. Vernon Williams, a sports neurologist, pain management specialist, and founding director of the Center for Sports Neurology and…

BUYER BEWARE: A Warning About Energy Drinks for Kids and Teens

July 3, 2023 By Tracy Zaslow, MD, Primary Care Sport Medicine Physician With the recent advent of creative and colorfully labeled bottles and popular-on-social-media exposure, today’s energy drink market is more dizzying than ever. Making an explosive entrance onto the drink market scene in the early 2000s, energy drink brands sold in the United States…