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 ...

SEATTLE – Dawna Hankins was scheduled to have a partial hysterectomy in 2008 when her doctor suggested implanting a vaginal mesh device at the same time to deal with minor incontinence. After three ...

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 ...

SYDNEY (AP) — 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 ...

When an organ, intestine, or fatty tissue is displaced and protrudes through a hole or weak spot in the nearby muscle or connecting tissue, it’s called a hernia. According to the FDA, more than ...

THEY were told that it was a straightforward procedure that would end the difficulty of urinary incontinence. But, instead, Eleanor May-Johnson and Suzie, both from Southampton, are among thousands of ...

Like more than 100,000 Australian women, Linda Schulz had a pelvic mesh implant to treat complications from childbirth that resulted in her bowel and bladder prolapsing. The mesh was meant to be a ...

Jennifer King is the Chair of the UroGynaecological Society of Australasia. Last week, a Senate Committee investigating the impacts of “transvaginal mesh implants” on women in Australia handed down ...

C.R. Bard ($BCR) is facing a new civil trial alleging the company sold vaginal mesh implants that it knew were unsafe, leaving a patient with major health problems ...

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. Johnson & Johnson plans to ...