President Joe Biden took the oath of office Jan. 20 and made a plea for unity in his inauguration speech, while also addressing challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a transcript published in The Washington Post.

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rachel Levine, MD, secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as his nominee for assistant secretary for health at HHS, according to a news release from his transition office.

President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign 17 executive actions on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, according to a fact sheet released by his transition team. Three of those are related to healthcare. 

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking COOs over the last few weeks.

The pandemic has "carpet-bombed" many of the aspects of work that help managers stay motivated, but there are strategies managers can tap to fight the remote malaise, Sam Walker wrote in an article for The Wall Street Journal.

COVID-19's blow to business travel will likely be felt for years, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 17.

Betty Grier Gallaher, RN, who worked more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse and refused to retire during the pandemic, died this month from COVID-19, CNN reported.  

A growing number of healthcare groups are opting to suspend political donations to lawmakers who voted to reject the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. 

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Andrea Palm, secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, as his nominee for deputy secretary of HHS, according to a news release from his transition office and first reported by The Washington Post.

JoDee Read, CEO of Plumas District Hospital in Quincy, Calif., has tested positive for COVID-19, she told Plumas News.

HHS Secretary Alexander Azar tendered his resignation to President Donald Trump Jan. 12. He will exit his role Jan. 20.

America's Essential Hospitals, an association that lobbies in Washington, D.C., said it will suspend political donations to members of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the Electoral College.

The American Hospital Association said it has elected a new board of trustees member.

The Latino Corporate Directors Association approves of a proposed rule change that would require Nasdaq-listed companies to have a diverse board of directors, or to at least explain why their board isn't diverse, the association said.

Scott Gottlieb, MD, the former FDA commissioner, warned that the U.S. could face "perpetual infection" as more COVID-19 variants pop up and that COVID-19 vaccine recipients should still abide by public health guidelines after immunization, reported CNBC.

President Donald Trump's former personal physician, Harold Bornstein, MD, has died, according to CNN and The New York Times.

The Trump administration is working on a regulation that would enact term limits for top federal health scientists, including FDA and CDC directors, Politico reported.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder of law firm Covington & Burling will lead an examination of Seattle Children's race, equity, inclusion and diversity policies and practices, according to a Jan. 14 news release.

President-elect Joe Biden announced Jan. 15 that he has appointed eight new members to the COVID-19 response team tasked with implementing his pandemic response strategy.

Wisconsin hospitals were on alert after a Jan. 12 mix-up concerning the security of COVID-19 vaccines, reports ABC affiliate WISN-TV.