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Jeff Silverman: Suffering in Silence Over Hernia Mesh Pain

Nov 12th, 2011 | By
Jeff Silverman: Suffering in Silence Over Hernia Mesh Pain

Silverman is one of many men who finds himself disregarded. Not only do medical doctors not believe his pain following  a mesh implant to treat a hernia, but the FDA has omitted men from its two warnings about the serious adverse events that can result from the synthetic implant.  Share this:

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We hope you find this a helpful resource. National News Editor, Jane Akre, began MDND with the hope of providing the latest news, information and perspective from the regulatory, industry and patient point of view, something that goes under-reported in much of the coverage of medical devices. The public is just now becoming aware that many devices do not undergo the same scrutiny as prescription drugs and are instead grandfathered in under an FDA loophole that has gone largely unchanged since the 1970s. As a result, patients become the post-market clinical trial subjects, and many suffer devastating and permanent injuries.