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Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...

More than 700 Australian women in a class-action case against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson that started Tuesday argued that the company's vaginal mesh implants caused them devastating pain, ...

Johnson & Johnson plans to stop selling surgical mesh implants used to treat women’s health problems, which have been linked to injuries and triggered hundreds of lawsuits. The company sent a letter ...

SYDNEY-- More than 700 Australian women in a class-action case against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson that started Tuesday argued that the company's vaginal mesh implants caused them ...

Once a common procedure given to women after childbirth, vaginal mesh implant surgery is now the subject of a public health scandal. Vaginal mesh first hit headlines in April 2017 after the BBC’s ...

Endo Health Solutions Inc. will pay about $830 million to resolve most lawsuits alleging its vaginal mesh implants eroded in some women and left them incontinent and in pain. Endo’s American Medical ...

Vaginal mesh implants (also known as pelvic mesh implants, urogynaecological meshes, or transvaginal meshes) is used for patients who experience incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. The latter ...

One of the main manufacturers of surgical mesh in the UK has decided to pull its products for vaginal implants. All mesh made by Bard used in stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse ...

(Reuters Health) - Several different types of mesh implant surgery may be effective for treating bladder leaks, but the long-term safety and effectiveness of the procedures isn't yet clear, a new ...