Providers should brace for more Medicare and Medicaid payment suspensions based on a credible allegation of fraud. CMS and state Medicaid agencies may block payments to large swaths of providers in one fell swoop, which happened in the nation’s capital this spring, and impose suspensions on a variety of services and care providers.   “If…

Once-daily tedizolid is not inferior and has a similar adverse effect profile to twice-daily linezolid in the treatment of acute bacterial skin infections and skin-structure infections, according to results from a phase 3 study called the TR-701 FA vs Linezolid for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ESTABLISH-2) trial, published online…

IL Podiatrist Discusses President’s Foot Condition Runners aren’t the only ones plagued by podiatry issues during the summer season. According to recent reports, President Obama is suffering from plantar fasciitis, a common ailment that affects the connective tissue located in the bottom of the foot. It is reported that up to one million people in…

Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland | Reuters.