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This week on MDNN: Neonatal abstinence syndrome increases by 433% over a decade, CDC reports opioid deaths are driven by synthetic strains, and drug use disorder mortality accounts for 4% of all 2015 deaths.

This week on MDNN: America trends toward healthier outcomes, the first-ever gene therapy procedure was performed, and President Donald Trump declared his stance on opioid traffickers.

This week on MDNN: The Minnesota medical cannabis program returns pain management results, Japan university researchers find a new asthma phenotype, and the ACP butts heads with diabetes organizations on blood glucose guidelines.

Results from a 2017 clinical trial indicated that the Accelerate Pheno system produced an ID result in about 1 hour and 24 minutes in 95% of runs.

This week on MDNN: Opioids fare worse for chronic pain, ACP releases new diabetes guidelines, daclizumab is withdrawm from markets, and the FDA makes moves.

The Accelerate PhenoTM system allows for pathogen identification in only 90 minutes, and is revolutionizing infectious disease diagnostics.

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The 46-year-old ALS patient also founded his own namesake non-profit organization.

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A veteran physician recounts the current challenges of primary care, and how the field could evolve.

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