You know a medical topic is worth Googling when celebs start Tweeting about it. And recently, comedian Chelsea Peretti did just that when she couldn't help but notice a deluge of commercials ...

The insertion of transvaginal mesh is one treatment option for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. However, there have been some concerns regarding the safety of vaginal mesh.

Have you ever thought about how medical devices designed to improve lives can sometimes cause harm instead? This became evident in August 2024, when a landmark settlement in England saw 140 women ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Boston Scientific Corp agreed to pay $188.7 million to settle claims by most U.S. states that it deceptively marketed its surgical mesh devices to consumers. The settlement with 47 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final orders on Monday, January 4, 2016 to strengthen the data requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh devices that repair pelvic organ prolapse ...

A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of more than 25,000 lawsuits against ...

ORLANDO, FLA. — An Orlando doctor and Michigan consultant are accused by federal authorities in a nationwide scheme to persuade women to take on debt and travel long distances to remove controversial ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had taken steps to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh devices when used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) via the vagina.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey has convened its second trial of a transvaginal mesh lawsuit involving devices manufactured by Ethicon, Inc. According to court documents pending in ...

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering companies that produce mesh devices for women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse to end the sales of those products immediately. The companies, "Boston ...