ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

There have been so many reports of complications concerning Paragard IUD, including 15 deaths, that a new MDL is forming in Georgia to take cases to trial.

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How Women Got Essure Off the Market

Jane Akre

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7/30/2018

When women were injured by the birth control device Essure, they became the driving force behind the removal of the controversial device from the market.

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.

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.

Birth Control

Implants

Morcellator

Profiles

Survivor Stories and Support

Talcum Powder/Cancer

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The Problems with Polypropylene

Jane Akre

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11/15/2021

Polypropylene is the polymer material that make up the majority of hernia and pelvic meshes even though there are known problems with the material.

Hernia Mesh Secrets: Bruce Rosenberg Answers Hernia Patient Questions After Complications

Bruce Rosenberg

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4/16/2019

Talcum Power/Cancer

J&J on Hook for $2.1 Billion Talcum Powder-Cancer Verdict After Supreme Court Denial

Jane Akre

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6/2/2021

J&J tried to have an enormous verdict overturned by going to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court rejected the appeal. J&J is on the hook for more than $2 Billion to women injured by its talc.

J&J Sets Aside $3.9 B for Talc Litigation

Jane Akre

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2/23/2021

Johnson & Johnson is facing about 25,000 talcum powder lawsuits alleging a link to cancer. The company has set aside $3.9 billion for litigation and settlements.

J&J on Hook for $2.1 Billion Talcum Powder-Cancer Verdict After Supreme Court Denial

Jane Akre

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6/2/2021

Post Courier Excellent Reporting on Talcum Power Cancer Link

Jane Akre

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5/7/2018

Talc and Cancer: How Does Talc Get to the Ovary?

Eva Hvingelby NP PhD

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8/13/2016

Talc & Cancer: Epithelial Ovarian Tumors are Most Common

Eve Hvingelby

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8/13/2016

Survivor Stories and Support

Overactive Bladder: One Woman's Solution

R.W.

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12/1/2020

A long time friend discovered high-quality CBD oil calmed her overactive, inflamed bladder problems.

Polypropylene- What You Need to Know About Links to Autoimmune Disease

Noni Wideman

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10/16/2019

Noni Wideman has compiled what we know about the Links Between Surgical Mesh Complications and the Development of Autoimmune Disease. Thank you Noni!

When Husbands Hurt from Pelvic Mesh

Anonymous

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5/11/2016

Opinion: Why the US Can't Get its Mesh Message Out

Still Standing

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7/26/2017

Ella Ebaugh on Struggling in Silence

Ella Ebaugh

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10/17/2017

Pelvic Mesh: A Story of Social Injustice in Public Health

Amy Gezon

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5/25/2012

Morcellator

Common Fibroid Operation Warning

Jane Akre

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1/18/2014

Dr. Amy Reed was scheduled to undergo a common surgery to remove fibroids. Little did her doctor know hidden cancer would be released by the medical device, which eventually killed her.

Report Finds Doctors Still Using Power Morcellator Despite the Risks

Jane Akre

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9/23/2014

Months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a medical device could spread deadly uterine cancers, many hospitals and doctors are still using them.

GAO Report on Power Morcellators

Jane Akre

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2/10/2017

The Government Accountability Office says of the 25 requests to clear new morcellators for the market over 23 years, all were cleared by the FDA.

FDA: Expert Panelist on Morcellators Out Due to Conflict of Interest

Jane Akre

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7/31/2014

Two days before an advisory panel was gathered to look at the controversial medical device called a morcellator, a gynecologist stepped down due to conflict of interest.

Morcellator Activist, Victim Amy Reed Dies at 44

Jane Akre

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5/25/2017

Drs. Amy Reed and Hooman Noorchashm put a public face on the failures of the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations lacking oversight over medical devices, until she lost her life due to a morecellation.

Birth Control

Report Finds Doctors Still Using Power Morcellator Despite the Risks

Jane Akre

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9/23/2014

Months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a medical device could spread deadly uterine cancers, many hospitals and doctors are still using them.

GAO Report on Power Morcellators

Jane Akre

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2/10/2017

The Government Accountability Office says of the 25 requests to clear new morcellators for the market over 23 years, all were cleared by the FDA.

Morcellator Activist, Victim Amy Reed Dies at 44

Jane Akre

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5/25/2017

Drs. Amy Reed and Hooman Noorchashm put a public face on the failures of the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations lacking oversight over medical devices, until she lost her life due to a morecellation.

Common Fibroid Operation Warning

Jane Akre

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1/18/2014

Dr. Amy Reed was scheduled to undergo a common surgery to remove fibroids. Little did her doctor know hidden cancer would be released by the medical device, which eventually killed her.

FDA: Expert Panelist on Morcellators Out Due to Conflict of Interest

Jane Akre

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7/31/2014

Two days before an advisory panel was gathered to look at the controversial medical device called a morcellator, a gynecologist stepped down due to conflict of interest.

Implants

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.

MESH MESS – Banned Pelvic Mesh Receives New Life as a Breast Lift

Jane Akre

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7/12/2016

Failed Pelvic Mesh to be Used to Lift Breasts According to its patent application filed by one of the founding fathers of pelvic mesh.

How Women Got Essure Off the Market

Jane Akre

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7/30/2018

When women were injured by the birth control device Essure, they became the driving force behind the removal of the controversial device from the market.

Breast Implants and a Rare Cancer Possible Link to Biofilms

Jane Akre

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5/15/2017

Breast Implants, particularly textured variety, have been linked to biofilm and small cell lymphoma.

Bayer's Essure Blamed for 73 Deaths

Jane Akre

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1/19/2021

Reports on the Essure birth control device are still being gathered by the FDA even though the device was taken off the market in late 2018. Essure was another questionable device marketed to women.

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Why You Should File an FDA Report and How To Do It!

Jen Snowden

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8/25/2022

The FDA needs to hear from you about your mesh-related injury so it can take action.

Transvaginal Mesh Cases in MDL - Who Is Settling, Who Isn't

Jane Akre

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8/10/2017

Scales of Justice, WikiCommons Mesh Medical Device News Desk, August 10, 2017 ~ Look at multidistrict litigation for transvaginal mesh cases in the U...

Day 27: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Jury Deliberates News Breaks

Jane Akre

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2/22/2013

February 22, 2013 ~ As the jury deliberates for its fourth straight day in the Linda Gross v. Ethicon trial, news broke from Bloomberg/Businessweek (h…

Is Your Pelvic Mesh Case Lingering? Are you On this Order?

Jane Akre

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5/5/2019

Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 5, 2019 ~ In this latest order from Judge Goodwin, more than 3-thousand woman have been r...

Women’s Medical Devices

ParaGard IUD - Birth Control Device MDL Forms in Georgia

Category Pages for this Section

How Women Got Essure Off the Market

Post Courier Excellent Reporting on Talcum Power Cancer Link

The Bleeding Edge Doc Features Mesh Injuries

Recent Articles in this Section

The Problems with Polypropylene

Hernia Mesh Secrets: Bruce Rosenberg Answers Hernia Patient Questions After Complications

Mesh Injured Speak Their Truth to Urogynecologists

Incontinence Mesh Use Suspended in England Pending Govt. Review

30 Months is Up! POP Mesh is Officially High Risk, Too Late for Many

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

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

Ethicon Denied Challenge to Hrymoc Pelvic Mesh Verdict

Talcum Power/Cancer

J&J on Hook for $2.1 Billion Talcum Powder-Cancer Verdict After Supreme Court Denial

J&J Sets Aside $3.9 B for Talc Litigation

J&J on Hook for $2.1 Billion Talcum Powder-Cancer Verdict After Supreme Court Denial

Post Courier Excellent Reporting on Talcum Power Cancer Link

Talc and Cancer: How Does Talc Get to the Ovary?

Talc & Cancer: Epithelial Ovarian Tumors are Most Common

Survivor Stories and Support

Overactive Bladder: One Woman's Solution

Polypropylene- What You Need to Know About Links to Autoimmune Disease

When Husbands Hurt from Pelvic Mesh

Opinion: Why the US Can't Get its Mesh Message Out

Ella Ebaugh on Struggling in Silence

Pelvic Mesh: A Story of Social Injustice in Public Health

Morcellator

Common Fibroid Operation Warning

Report Finds Doctors Still Using Power Morcellator Despite the Risks

GAO Report on Power Morcellators

FDA: Expert Panelist on Morcellators Out Due to Conflict of Interest

Morcellator Activist, Victim Amy Reed Dies at 44

Birth Control

Report Finds Doctors Still Using Power Morcellator Despite the Risks

GAO Report on Power Morcellators

Morcellator Activist, Victim Amy Reed Dies at 44

Common Fibroid Operation Warning

FDA: Expert Panelist on Morcellators Out Due to Conflict of Interest

Implants

The Bleeding Edge Doc Features Mesh Injuries

MESH MESS – Banned Pelvic Mesh Receives New Life as a Breast Lift

How Women Got Essure Off the Market

Breast Implants and a Rare Cancer Possible Link to Biofilms

Bayer's Essure Blamed for 73 Deaths

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Why You Should File an FDA Report and How To Do It!

Transvaginal Mesh Cases in MDL - Who Is Settling, Who Isn't

Day 27: Linda Gross v. Ethicon Jury Deliberates News Breaks

Is Your Pelvic Mesh Case Lingering? Are you On this Order?

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