A woman who had mesh inserted to repair a hernia says her life is a living hell dominated by excruciating bowel obstructions, leaving her vomiting up faeces. Kathleen Levinson fought back tears when ...

Researchers have found in a new study that biological mesh offered no pain-reduction benefits and showed higher recurrence ...

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Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, ...

Mesh implants for hernia repair are being used on NHS patients without adequate clinical evidence, according to an investigation. A study from the BBC found that more than 100 different types of mesh ...

Leading Canadian hernia surgeon Robert Bendavid says a Kiwi counterpart is wrong to say using mesh is "safe and effective".STUFF / Stuff A leading Canadian hernia surgeon says the risk of ...

Plaintiff alleged infection, abscess caused by defective mesh implant Company still faces more than 26,000 hernia mesh claims in federal and state court April 15 - A jury on Friday ordered Becton, ...

Becton Dickinson and Co's (NYSE: BDX) unit, C.R. Bard Inc, was ordered to pay $4.8 million in a lawsuit related to its hernia repair mesh. The company faces more than 30,000 similar lawsuits over its ...

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Plaintiff says 'unreasonably dangerous' product caused 'persistent, debilitating pain' Trial offers first test of claims in nation's third-largest MDL (Reuters) - Becton, Dickinson and Co subsidiary C ...