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Informed Consent Ruling Could Burden Physicians, Experts SayExcess caution after a Pennsylvania decision about informed consent may unnecessarily burden physicians and sideline other
qualified medical professionals, say lawyers who studied the case.
Medscape Medical News, June 20, 2018
Trump Signs Order to Stop Separating Immigrant FamiliesThe news comes amid intense criticism of the policy that calls for the separation of children from their parents at the US
border. Physicians say the children could experience long-term effects.
Atul Gawande to Head New Amazon Health VentureIn the joint venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, the physician will reportedly not give up his surgical and
professorial positions at Harvard.
Lights Out on National Guideline ClearinghouseThe National Guideline Clearinghouse website will shut down July 16 and its content will no longer be available, owing to
lack of federal funding.
Medscape Medical News, June 20, 2018
CMS Revisits Funding Vagus Nerve Stimulation for DepressionFollowing a formal reconsideration request, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may reverse a long-standing
policy of not covering vagus nerve stimulation for resistant depression.
Concierge Practice: Could the New Models Be Right for You?Many physicians who are frustrated with the demands of medicine have considered concierge medicine, but may not have made the move. With new models emerging, some doctors may change their minds.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
