"The Medical Device Tax is Hurting Women Even More Than it's Hurting Men"

A recent piece in The Washington Examiner by Martha Shadan, AdvaMed Board Member and CEO of Rotation Medical, explores how innovation in medical technology plays a critical role in keeping women of all ages healthy and how the medical device tax stands in the way of advancements in treatment by stifling innovation and progress, and limiting resources for research and development.

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New Chairs Elected to Lead AdvaMed/AdvaMedDx for 2017-2019 Term

Nadim Yared, president and CEO of CVRx, has been elected to serve as chairman of the AdvaMed Board, and Eric Compton, COO of Hologic, has been named chairman of the AdvaMedDx Board. Both bring extensive experience and in-depth industry knowledge in promoting the critical role of advanced medical technologies and diagnostics in achieving healthier lives and healthier economies around the world. They will each serve a two-year term from 2017-2019.

How a Tiny Device is Easing the Misery of Chronic Sinusitis

Julia Foster had been plagued with constant debilitating sinus infections for more than 20 years, ever since she was in middle school. A professional opera singer and voice teacher, her congestion and sinus pressure didn't just affect her personal life. It made it hard for her to do what she loved best: to sing. Today, Julia has found welcome relief in the form of sinus surgery and a tiny medical device.

Diagnostic Tests Can Help Prevent Antibiotic Resistance and Save Lives--If We Just Use Them

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed in United States are either unnecessary or inappropriate. In a recent Medium article, Andrew Fish, executive director of AdvaMedDx, explains how diagnostic testing plays a critical role in fighting antibiotic resistance by providing insight into a patient's immune response to disease and informs providers which infections do and don't need antimicrobial treatment.

April 24: Can technology transform chronic disease management?

April 20: "Pacemaker" for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds

April 12: Sutter doctors in Santa Rosa begin use of implant offering early warning system for heart patients

April 10: You can now get genetics tests for diseases from 23andMe

April 9: ASU professor helps create device that helps blind to see

April 8: How hospitals could be rebuilt, better than before

Tim Girton, VP, R&D, Interventional Cardiology, of Boston Scientific discusses how medical device tax suspension drives growth, spurs R&D, and innovation. Across the country suspension of the medical device tax has helped companies continue their life-saving work -- bolstering technologies to help patients and create jobs.

In 1903, Willem Einthoven, a Dutch physician and physiologist, developed the first electrocardiograph machine, commonly referred to as an EKG. This 1924 Noble Prize winning technology allows doctors to record heart wave patterns by capturing and measuring small changes in electrical potential as the heart contracts and relaxes. EKG machines are used to detect the presence of any damage to the heart's muscle cells or conduction system, the effects of cardiac drugs, and the function of implanted pacemakers.

"Meeting your grandparents." "Hope." "Life changing discoveries." Innovation in the medical technology community is positively impacting lives every day. What does innovation mean to you? Tweet us @AdvaMedUpdate using #InnovationFirst.