(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than one million hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. The majority of those surgeries involve plastic mesh. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration ordered ...

The woman at the center of a landmark legal victory against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over defective vaginal mesh implants said the battle has been won "but the war will still go on." ...

(Reuters) - A Michigan medical funder was ordered to pay about $1.3 million on Monday for his role in a scheme to convince women to have unnecessary surgery to remove their transvaginal mesh implants ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A glass box engraved with “Another girl saved by the sling slayer” sits outside the surgeon’s office. A patient was so grateful ...