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Members of Biden Transition Team Call for New COVID-19 Plan

Six former advisers published opinion articles Thursday in JAMA detailing what needs to be done now to put a plan in place

Meditation can allow attending physicians to be "in attendance" in order to heal and maintain personal well-being

Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’

Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
WHO Updates Guidelines for Mask-Wearing

CDC Recommends Universal Mask Wearing

Mask wearing is top CDC recommendation to help stop the spread of COVID-19

A number of COVID-19 vaccines under development "look pretty promising" and one or two could be ready for large-scale testing by July

NIH: Large-Scale Testing of Some COVID-19 Vaccines Could Start in July

About a dozen potential vaccines worldwide are in the initial stages of, or set to begin, testing in people
In patients with hypotonic polyuria

Plasma Copeptin More Accurate for Diabetes Insipidus Diagnosis

Measurement of plasma copeptin better than water-deprivation test in patients with hypotonic polyuria.
An early invasive strategy has no benefit for reducing the 10-year composite outcomes of death or spontaneous myocardial infarction for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome and elevated cardiac troponin T

Early Invasive Doesn’t Beat Selective Strategy in NSTE-ACS

No significant between-group difference in 10-year death or spontaneous myocardial infarction
For high-risk critically ill patients who have undergone extubation

High-Flow Oxygen Not Inferior for Averting Reintubation

Not inferior to noninvasive mechanical ventilation for high-risk patients who have undergone extubation
For pediatric patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass

Nadir Platelet Counts Tied to AKI in Pediatric Open-Heart Surgery

Magnitude of nadir platelet counts tied to severity of AKI in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Cooling the body may reduce the risk of brain damage for cardiac arrest patients in a coma

AAN: Families Should Ask About Body Cooling After Cardiac Arrest

Strong evidence therapeutic hypothermia effective in improving odds of recovering brain function
A six-step analysis can help redesign and improve the outpatient health care process

Six-Step Analysis Can Help Improve Practice Logistics

Method showed unfavorable traits related to match between supply, demand, access at outpatient clinic