A woman who used her life savings to have vaginal mesh removed in the United States said she could no longer wait for surgery in Northern Ireland after passing blood and debris. Sylvia Vickery, 61, ...
ATLANTA Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition where a woman's pelvic organs can move out of place, sometimes causing organs to bulge or slip into the vagina. One of the methods of treatment ...
On a rainy night in early September, six women gathered for dinner at a Macaroni Grill restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They had come from around the country: Utah, Georgia, Florida, New York, ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Nearly one in every five women suffer from prolapse, a condition where pelvic muscles no longer support pelvic organs. For years, surgeons made repairs using tissue from women's bodies ...
Texas is set to get millions as part of a settlement with Boston Scientific over claims that the company deceptively marketed mesh devices to consumers. This is the largest settlement involving mesh ...
Vaginal mesh surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence is to be immediately suspended in England. The government has accepted the recommendation of a review into the safety of the medical devices, ...
The Food and Drug Administration warned healthcare providers about the risks of using surgical mesh products in breast surgery after Becton Dickinson updated the labeling of multiple mesh products.
The future of medicine is often imagined to include some sort of high-tech or shiny device. But many cutting-edge therapies are fundamentally about using and improving upon what the body already has.