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Ask Questions, Seek Answers in Upcoming Mesh Webinar

Jane Akre
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5/21/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 21, 2018 ~ On June 6th, the first Mesh Webinar will be conducted from 5 to 7 pm EST. Sign up Here. Mesh litiga...

Ethicon MDL Trial Delay Till August

Jane Akre
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5/16/2018

Wave, WikiCommons Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 16, 2018 ~ What happened to the Ethicon, (Johnson & Johnson) product liability trial that was su...

Plastics Expert on 60 Minutes Says PP is not Biocompatible

Jane Akre
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5/15/2018

Mesh News Desk chats with plastics expert, Chris DeArmitt, who lent his credibility as a polymer scientist to a May 2018 60 Minutes story on polypropylene mesh implants, and sourcing the plastic.

Reactions to 60 Minutes Story on Mesh Mess

Jane Akre
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5/14/2018

Not surprisingly, Boston Scientific is reacting negatively to the story that 60 Minutes aired last night questioning whether the company sourced counterfeit polypropylene from China.

AUGS Responds to 60 Minutes on Mesh

Jane Akre
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5/12/2018

AUGS recently became aware that, on Sunday, May 13th, "60 Minutes" will be airing a segment on mesh injuries. The president of AUGS made sure surgeons knew how to address anxiety from patients.

Mesh Reading Room Resources

Jane Akre
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5/9/2018

While the following is not a complete list of mesh reading resources, it is one that your editor is aware of. Mesh Medical Device News Desk, www.mes…

Post Courier Excellent Reporting on Talcum Power Cancer Link

Jane Akre
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5/7/2018

The Charleston, SC Post Courier has produced an excellent, thoroughly researched story on the connection of talcum powder to ovarian cancer.

Letter to Insurance Carriers Over Mesh Mess

Jane Akre
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5/2/2018

Many readers were led to their first mesh implant by an insurance provider, the very companies that are now denying women support to have a mesh-expert address their complications.

Wagstaff Cartmell Settling Ethicon Transvaginal Mesh Cases

Jane Akre
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4/25/2018

Thomas Cartmell, for Plaintiff Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 25, 2018~While Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon division appear to be the last h...

Daughter Fighting Late Mother's Pelvic Mesh Case

Jane Akre
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4/24/2018

Vada Mae Smith, had a polypropylene mesh implant to treat incontinence. The last 16 years of her life were a living hell of pain and infection. Now her daughter is fighting J&J on behalf of her mom.

West Virginia Woman Hopes to Go It Alone in Mesh Case Against J&J

Jane Akre
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4/24/2018

Mary Dixon, the woman who was fighting for her late mother, attempting to take her wrongful death claim against J&J over its pelvic mesh, to court, will have to proceed with no legal help.

Want to Find Your Mesh Case?

Jane Akre
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4/23/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 23, 2018 ~ You will have to open a PACER account to find your case filed in the Southern District of West Virgini…

The Bleeding Edge Doc Features Mesh Injuries

Jane Akre
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4/20/2018

Members of the Mesh Awareness Movement (MAM) are featured in the new documentary, The Bleeding Edge, which premiered in NYC in April 2018, highlighting women's medical devices that harm.

NYT on Profiteers Who Lure Women into Unnecessary Mesh Surgery

Jane Akre
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4/16/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 15, 2018~ The New York Times published a front page story April 15th about the people who allegedly prey on unsu...

Appeal Planned in "Wanton" "Willful Disregard" $68 Mill Bard Mesh Case

Jane Akre
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4/16/2018

Lori Cohen Northjersey.com Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 16, 2018 ~ C.R. Bard, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, plans to appeal the record McGin…

Jury Adds $35 Mill in Punitives Making McGinnis v CR Bard $68 Mil

Jane Akre
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4/13/2018

Friday, April 13, 2018 became somewhat of a lucky day for mesh injured plaintiff, Mary McGinnis in her product liability case against C.R. Bard. $35 million in punitive damages was added to $33 mill..

McGinnis Pelvic Mesh Trial $33 Million for Plaintiff, Punitive Phase Ahead

Jane Akre
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4/12/2018

The four-week trial of Mary McGinnis, implanted with two CR Bard pelvic meshes, ended Thursday afternoon with a compensatory award of $33 million.

Judge Goodwin to Dismiss Thousands of Non-Revision Ethicon Mesh Cases

Jane Akre
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4/12/2018

Judge Joseph Goodwin Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 11, 2018 ~ Judge Joseph Goodwin, overseeing more than 104,000 pelvic mesh product liability…

FDA's 510(k) Clearance Does NOT Lead to Safer Gyn Medical Devices

Jane Akre
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4/11/2018

The Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance process for medical devices has been called a fast-track clearance for medical devices bypassing assurances of safety and efficacy.

Autoimmune Issues to be Added to AU Women Mesh Claim Against J&J

Jane Akre
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4/11/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 11, 2018~ The class action lawsuit involving more than 800 women against Johnson & Johnson just expanded in numb…

McGinnis NJ Transvaginal Mesh Case to Close Today

Jane Akre
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4/11/2018

Trial court Bergen Co, NJ Mesh Medical Device News Desk, April 9, 2018 ~ The final days of the Mary McGinnis defective transvaginal mesh trial in New...

McGinnis Recounts Pain from CR Bard Pelvic Mesh

Jane Akre
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4/3/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MND), April 3, 2018 ~ Before the plaintiff closed its McGinnis v C.R. Bard pelvic mesh case last Thursday, Mary McGinni…

McGinnis Ends Testimony in Bard Transvaginal Mesh New Jersey Trial

Jane Akre
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3/31/2018

Dr. Shlomo Raz, UCLA Urologist Mesh Medical Device News Desk, March 31, 2018 ~ As the second week of the latest C.R. Bard transvaginal mesh wraps up ...

McGinnis Defective Mesh Trial Naming CR Bard Continues in New Jersey Court

Jane Akre
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3/26/2018

Bergen Co NJ Mesh Medical Device News Desk, March 26, 2018 ~ In the product liability trial, Mary McGinnis v. CR Bard, the plaintiff blames two pelvi…

McGinnis v. C.R. Bard - What We Know from Past TVM Trials

Jane Akre
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3/21/2018

Roger Darois, VP Bard Mesh Medical Device News Desk, March 21, 2018 ~ C.R. Bard, of Murray Hill, New Jersey has been the defendant in a number of tr...

McGinnis Pelvic Mesh Trial Against Bard to Start Monday

Jane Akre
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3/13/2018

Bard Avaulta Mesh Medical Device News Desk, March 13, 2018~ McGinnis v C.R. Bard will start Monday, March 19th in a New Jersey courtroom, almost sev…

Ethicon Loses $35 Million Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case in Indiana!

Jane Akre
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3/8/2018

In one of the first pelvic mesh cases filed, an Indiana mesh-injured woman finally had her day in court. The jury awarded her $35 million in damages, $25 million of it was punitive, to punish JNJ.

Ethicon Denied Challenge to Hrymoc Pelvic Mesh Verdict

Jane Akre
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3/8/2018

Ethicon challenged the latest pelvic mesh verdict of $15 million jurors delivered to Elizabeth Hrymoc and her husband in a 2017 New Jersey trial.

New Antibiotic May Treat Chronic Pelvic Mesh Infections

Jane Akre
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2/19/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 19, 2018~ A Florida reader says she has been prescribed a new drug that seems to addressing her chronic urina...

Appeals Court Upholds Boston Scientific Obtryx $19 Mill Loss

Jane Akre
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2/13/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 13, 2018~ Boston Scientific has lost its latest effort to overturn an $18.5 million loss by four plaintiffs at…

Mary Dickson Finds Attorney in Case Against J&J

Jane Akre
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2/12/2018

Mary, Vada Mae and Ruth Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 12, 2018 ~ There were many responses to the story of Mary Dickson. She had planned t...

Clear the Decks – Judge Goodwin Pushes 23K Pelvic Mesh Cases to Conclusion!

Jane Akre
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2/5/2018

Judge Joseph Goodwin Mesh Medical Device News Desk, February 5, 2018 ~ Its time to clear the decks of the MDL and Judge Goodwin's orders show he has …

New MDL With the Usual Suspects

Jane Akre
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1/25/2018

From whistleblower law Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 25, 2018 ~ The MDL system is handling the bulk of transvaginal mesh cases and if you a…

Australia Pulls Ethicon TVT Mesh Devices from the Market

Jane Akre
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1/23/2018

TVT graphic www.kup.at Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 23, 2018 ~ Last November the Australian government announced that the larger pelvic mes...

D-Mannose - A Simple Sugar To Treat UTIs

Jane Akre
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1/22/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 22, 2018 ~ D-Mannose is a simple sugar that has an ability to prevent bacterial infections in the urinary tract…

Canadian Courts Gearing up for Pelvic Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre
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1/20/2018

Image, Daniel Joseph Petty Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 19, 2018 ~ In Canada, there is no multidistrict litigation like there is in the U.S...

Can You Change Your Law Firm?

Jane Akre
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1/15/2018

Can you change your law firm if you are not happy with representation in your defective products case?

Your Turn: Dental Issues and Mesh Complications

Jane Akre
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1/14/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 14, 2018 ~ So many people who have had polypropylene mesh implanted complain of dental issues - missing teeth,…

Noni Wideman's e-Petition To Rid Canada of Mesh

Jane Akre
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1/10/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 10, 2018 ~ She has been a very active member of the Canadian group of anti-mesh campaigners since 2011, now No...

Mesh Past and Present

Jane Akre
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1/8/2018

Prolift, from Sumsuro, Japan Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 7, 2018 ~ So the MDL (multidistrict litigation) was established by the Judicial P…

MND Discounts UTI Fighter d-Mannose

Jane Akre
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1/2/2018

Mesh Medical Device News Desk announces a new partnership with Superior Labs for UTI fighter, d-Mannose! Save 15% ($3.44) on Amazon.com On checkout en...

Mesh Trials on the Horizon

Jane Akre
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1/1/2018

Adam Slater, Mazie, Slater Mesh Medical Device News Desk, January 7, 2018~ 2018 promises to see a revival of transvaginal mesh product liability tria...

Mesh News Highlights for 2017 Revisited!

Jane Akre
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12/30/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, December 30, 2017 ~ It's hard to imagine 2017 has passed so quickly, but it has. So much so that we sometimes forget w…

Jury in Hrymoc Pelvic Mesh Trial Returns $15 Million to Plaintiff

Jane Akre
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12/14/2017

Adam Slater, Courtroom View Network Mesh Medical Device News Desk, December 14, 2017 ~ The case of Elizabeth Hrymoc returned with a jury verdict of $...

J&J New Jersey Mesh Trial Wraps Up

Jane Akre
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12/12/2017

Tad and Elizabth Hrymoc, from NorthJersey.com Mesh Medical Device News Desk, December 12, 2017 ~ The pelvic mesh trial of plaintiff Elizabeth Hyrmoc…

New Zealand Restricts All Transvaginal Mesh Implants

Jane Akre
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12/12/2017

from Radio New Zealand Mesh Medical Device News Desk, December 12, 2017 ~ Whether petitioning Parliament, partaking in on-camera interviews or newspa...

Artist Illustrates Children's Book on Mesh

Jane Akre
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12/11/2017

Artist Michelle Dayna-Hayward, Mesh Medical Device News Desk, December 11, 2017~ It certainly is one of the most creative ways to tell the story of …

Death of a Pelvic Mesh Fighter – “I Don’t Want This to Happen to Anybody”

Jane Akre
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12/7/2017

The last years of her life were spent educating and sharing on social media, sharing the life she had before her pelvic mesh implant failure.

Pathologist on Mesh Explant Findings

Jane Akre
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12/7/2017

Dr. Vladimir Iakovlev is a pathologist who has studied more than 500 explanted polypropylene and bovine/ porcine meshes for hernia and pelvic repair. Scar tissue shrinks mesh. Infections can be fatal.

Prolift Transvaginal Mesh - "A Stupid Idea"

Jane Akre
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11/29/2017

During the opening day of the Elizabeth Hrymoc v. Ethicon defective product trial, her lawyer said the Prolift mesh was a "stupid idea", and others agree.

Mesh Trials So Far - Plaintiff v. Defendant

Jane Akre
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11/28/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MND) keeps tabs on the number of trials that have been heard so far in the pelvic mesh MDL and elsewhere.

N.J. Pelvic Mesh Trial Naming Def J&J

Jane Akre
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11/27/2017

Bergen Co NJ Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 27, 2017~ The case of Elizabeth and Tad Hrymock got underway in a Bergen Co. New Jersey courtroo…

Mesh Twitter Storm Takes UK Prime Minister, Trends on Twitter

Jane Akre
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11/22/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 22, 2017 ~ Never underestimate the power of citizens to make enormous changes when they band together. Twitte...

J&J Lawyers' Questionable Ethics in High Stakes Litigation

Jane Akre
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11/20/2017

Johnson & Johnson is involved in three high stakes health product mass tort cases and plaintiff lawyers allege the company is involved in questionable tactics.

You Think it Might be the Polypropylene?

Jane Akre
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11/20/2017

Bruce Rosenberg is a patient advocate and hernia-mesh injured man who understands how to help people injured by hernia mesh. He asks- Is it the polypropylene?

Plaintiffs' Lawyer Steve Mostyn Dies

Jane Akre
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11/17/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 16, 2017 ~ It is with great sadness that Mesh Medical Device News Desk passes on the news of the death of plai…

J&J Cleared of Mesothelioma Claim in Talc Trial

Jane Akre
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11/16/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 16, 2017 ~ The California talc trial would be the first in a series of cases against Johnson & Johnson over it...

UK To Place Further Restrictions on POP Pelvic Mesh

Jane Akre
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11/13/2017

Prolapse by CR Bard Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 13, 2017 ~ While Australia says it will consider all vaginally- placed mesh and surgical …

Sling the Mesh Campaign Taking Strong Steps

Jane Akre
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11/13/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 12, 2017~ Sling the Mesh, a campaign in the UK to have pelvic mesh removed from the market, has made enormou...

Drs Raz and Ackerman: Risks and Benefits Lacking for Slings

Jane Akre
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11/7/2017

Dr. Shlomo Raz, UCLA Urology Mesh Medical Device News Desk, November 7, 2017 ~ This well thought out opinion piece is voiced by two leaders who are w...

FDA Finds No Prob with Boston Sci Chinese Counterfeit Mesh

Jane Akre
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11/7/2017

It's been more than a year since it was notified, but now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has no problem with Boston Scientific sourcing polypropylene for mesh from Chinese smugglers.

Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MND)

Jane Akre
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11/2/2017

Desara mesh by Caldera Medical Mesh Medical Device News Desk~ Welcome to Mesh Medical Device News Desk, your website for news and updates on pelvic a…

All Mesh "High Risk" in Australia

Jane Akre
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10/30/2017

Uphold, Taranakiobgyn, NZ website Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 30, 2017 ~ In a quiet but striking move, Australia's drug and medical device…

Dr. Bendavid Hernia Researcher Tells Parliament Adverse Events are Underreported

Jane Akre
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10/27/2017

Dr. Robert Bendavid, Shouldice Clinic, Toronto, flew to London to participate in the Parliamentary debate initiated by the patient group, Sling the Mesh.

Plaintiffs' $27 Mill Boston Scientific Mesh Verdict Upheld!

Jane Akre
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10/23/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 21, 2017 ~ The trial of four women, implanted with Boston Scientific's Pinnacle mesh, was held in a Miami cour…

Latest $417 Million J&J Talc Case Tossed Out

Jane Akre
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10/21/2017

Eva Echeverria, awarded $417 over talc use MND, October 21, 2017 ~ Two months ago, Eva Echeverria, 63, sent the most powerful message yet to healthca...

#MeToo becomes #MeshToo

Jane Akre
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10/20/2017

All around social media, #MeToo has become the battle cry that signals you have experienced sexual harassment by someone who held power over you, pro…

$72 Million Talc Case Tossed on Appeal

Jane Akre
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10/18/2017

Jacqueline Fox, National Law Journal Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 18, 2017 ~ In the first of its kind, a talcum powder ovarian cancer case ...

Ella Ebaugh on Struggling in Silence

Ella Ebaugh
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10/17/2017

Ella Ebaugh recently survived a grueling five-week trial against Johnson & Johnson over complications from two pelvic mesh implants. She was awarded $57 million.

Blockus Mesh Trial Ahead in Philadelphia

Jane Akre
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10/17/2017

November 6 2017 Patricia Blockus Et al vs Ethicon Women’s Health and Urology. Blockus is from Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania where she lives with her hus...

British Parliament Members Face Mesh-Injured

Jane Akre
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10/11/2017

British Parliament Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 11, 2017 ~ While the U.S. media is focused on crazed gunman and crazed media moguls, mesh c…

FDA Archived Material on Pelvic Mesh

Jane Akre
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10/10/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 10, 2017 ~ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been looking at the issue of pelvic or transvaginal mesh f...

Mesh Autoimmune Registry Seeks Comments, Will Close in Oct.

Jane Akre
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10/10/2017

UCLA Autoimmune Registry Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 25, 2017 ~ The autoimmune registry, which is collecting comments from mesh-injured ...

J&J Facing Wrongful Death & Asbestos Claims in Latest Talc Cancer Trials

Jane Akre
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10/6/2017

Shawn Blaes Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 6, 2017 ~ The trial of a St. Louis area women, who died from ovarian cancer allegedly caused after...

Huskey $3.27 Mesh Verdict Survives Final J&J Appeal!

Jane Akre
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10/4/2017

Jo and Allen Huskey Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 4, 2017~ Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon division has just exhausted its final appeal …

Your Turn: Husband on his Mesh-Injured Wife and Their Life

Jane Akre
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10/4/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 4, 2017~ Mesh injuries do not just impact a woman. Families are involved - children lose their mother, sisters ...

Ethicon Responds to Canadian TV Investigation on Mesh

Jane Akre
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10/2/2017

Image from CTV-TV Canada Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 30, 2017 ~ Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon division that makes medical device…

Welcome October- Media Tsunami Over Mesh Mess

Jane Akre
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10/1/2017

Light Brigade, 2014, New Brunswick, NJ Welcome October 2017 to Mesh Medical Device News Desk~ This past month has seen an incredible uptick in the ...

BBC Radio: Reporter Scott on Transvaginal Mesh and Parliament

Jane Akre
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9/28/2017

BBC Radio Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 28, 2017 ~ Scotland's Sunday Mail journalist, Marion Scott, talks to BBC Radio this morning about…

Scottish Mesh Campaigners Blast Official Report Before Parliamentary Committee

Jane Akre
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9/28/2017

Scottish petitioners address health committee, June 2016 Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 27, 2017 ~ An official report by Scottish medical e...

Scotland Calls for International Summit on Mesh Crisis

Jane Akre
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9/26/2017

Former Health Sec. Alex Neil Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 26, 2017 ~ Scotland was the first country to call on a ban on the use of polypr…

Docs Still Support Mid-Urethral Slings

Jane Akre
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9/22/2017

Grimm fairy tale, 1852, Snow White, WikiCommons Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 22, 2017 ~ Many doctors cling to the assessment of their med…

Hernia Mesh Leaving Men in Pain - BBC

Jane Akre
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9/21/2017

BBC, Sean McGrath, hernia mesh patient Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 21, 2017 ~ With a million hernia operations annually, according to th...

Supreme Court Decision Forces Talc Plaintiffs Out of MO Court

Jane Akre
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9/20/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk (MND), September 20, 2017 ~ We are seeing out fall out from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Not only will mesh-inj…

FDA Pilot Program Helps Manufacturers Streamline Approval of Medical Devices

Jane Akre
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9/18/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 18, 2017 ~ The FDA spends much of its resources working with device and drug manufacturers to help ease their…

Pelvic Meshes Removed from Australian Market

Jane Akre
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9/18/2017

J&J Gynemesh Prolene Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 18, 2017 ~ A Senate inquiry continues in Australia today and Tuesday as Johnson & Johns...

Wales TV and Mesh Campaign

Jane Akre
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9/16/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 16, 2017 ~ In the last two weeks, your editor has heard from six or more journalists, who want to know more a...

Sixth Verdict Awards Mesh-Injured Plaintiff Record $57 Mill in Philadelphia

Jane Akre
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9/7/2017

Ella Ebaugh York Daily Record Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 6, 2017 ~ A Philadelphia jury today delivered a $57 million verdict in the ca…

J&J Medical Expert - No Problems with TVT-SECUR

Jane Akre
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9/5/2017

Dr.Janet Tomezsko, medical expert for J&J Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 5, 2017 ~ Today the 5-week trial of mesh-injured plaintiff Ella Eb...

Dr. Bendavid Answers Hernia Questions

Jane Akre
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9/5/2017

Dr. Robert Bendavid, Shouldice Hospital, Toronto Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 2017 ~ Dr. Robert Bendavid is a leading hernia surgeon wit…

September Brings Renewed Life in Mesh Litigation

Jane Akre
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9/1/2017

Prolift, from Sumsuro, Japan Welcome September from Mesh Medical Device News Desk~ Mesh News Desk has been carefully watching the proceedings that a...

Doctors Weigh in on TVT-SECUR during Ebaugh Pelvic Mesh Trial in Philadelphia

Jane Akre
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9/1/2017

Aran Maree, MD, Ethicon AU Medical Dir Mesh Medical Device News Desk, September 1, 2017 ~ The product liability trial of Ella Ebaugh – Case no 130700…

Ebaugh Trial Continues as J&J Defends TVT-SECUR

Jane Akre
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8/30/2017

TVT-SECUR from RU website Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 29, 2017 ~ As the Ebaugh trial continues in Philadelphia, the sixth pelvic mesh case...

How Cases Are Dismissed - Adams v. American Medical Systems

Jane Akre
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8/28/2017

Clock, WikiCommons Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 28, 2017 ~ The following story underscores the importance of recognizing injury as soon as…

Inside the Ebaugh v. Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial

Jane Akre
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8/23/2017

Ethicon discovery Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 23, 2017 ~ The trial of Ella Ebaugh got underway earlier this month and the pelvic mesh case ...

A Guide to Polypropylene or PP

Jane Akre
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8/22/2017

What the heck is polypropylene? It's the polymer plastic that makes up many medical devices. But is it biocompatible?

Record $417 Million Verdict Against J&J in California Talc Case

Jane Akre
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8/21/2017

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 21, 2017 ~ Monday marks not just an eclipse but a major earth-shattering jury verdict delivering a $417 million ...

Informed Consent - What We Are Learning

Jane Akre
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8/19/2017

What are we learning about Informed Consent? Almost all medical bodies agree informed consent is important for the doctor and patient. What did women NOT hear about pelvic mesh before their implant.

Lawyers to Mesh Plaintiffs - Settle or Be Dropped!

Jane Akre
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8/16/2017

Art by Jade R. Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 15, 2017 ~ Mesh News Desk is hearing from countless women who are being threatened with no optio...

Surgeons Incentivized with Lamborghinis and Swiss Alps Ski Trips Internal J&J Docs Show

Jane Akre
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8/14/2017

Wealth and Status, Reputation/Ego listed as Key Values for doctors using an Ethicon/ Gynecare TVT polypropylene pelvic mesh by the manufacturer to push its products in Australia.

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