A woman who suffered serious injuries from a transvaginal mesh implant received a $100 million award in a jury verdict. The trial occurred in a state court in Delaware in…
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A woman who suffered Mirena IUD complications wants other women who use this intrauterine contraceptive device to get frequent checkups. The woman, plagued for years with chronic pain, shared her…
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In 2012, C.R. Bard faced its first transvaginal mesh lawsuit. The trial took place in a California court, and resulted in the jury deciding to award the plaintiff $5.5 million.…
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Surgical operations strike fear in some patients; before the procedure, they worry about what could go wrong. A new study shows that less can go wrong with surgeons who’ve performed…
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A report published in May 2014 by the Minneapolis newspaper, Star Tribune, highlighted the risks of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).…
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Members of the Scottish Parliament's petition committee recently received evidence from an American lawyer, which included the comparison of transvaginal mesh devices to asbestos. The BBC quoted the lawyer as…
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Following a study whose data revealed an unusually high failure rate of 43 percent for certain types of metal-on-metal hip implants, the UK has prohibited the use of these types…
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In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have been collaborating on a safety review of transvaginal mesh. Their collaborative effort…
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During the annual American Urological Association meeting, urology researchers presented data from two recently completed studies on the surgical removal of transvaginal mesh. The studies produced varied results. One study…
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The latest news relating to transvaginal mesh lawsuits involves a new court document filed in a federal court in West Virginia. The court document relates to the rescheduling of forthcoming…
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