August 21, 2009 started out like any other summer Friday for Roger Shearer, an employee at B. Braun Medical's manufacturing facility in Hanover Township, Pa. But it certainly wouldn't end that way.

Two hours into his shift, at about 4:30 p.m., Roger suddenly collapsed on our manufacturing floor while speaking...

The U.S. Senate is considering a $4 billion per year tax on manufacturers of medical devices and diagnostic products that would have serious implications for the future of medical innovation in America and for the national economy.

While the health care debate has focused on important issues such as...