Anatomy/Physiology

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Breaking News- JNJ Will Suspend Baby Powder Sales in U.S.

Jane Akre

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May 19, 2020

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talcum-based Baby Powder in North America and Canada due to allegations and lawsuits over its asbestos contamination.

Newly Released Pelvic Mesh Pain E-Book: A Valuable Resource for Your Journey

Jane Akre

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4/16/2020

Mesh Medical Device News Desk No matter what stage you are in your journey with polypropylene (PP) pelvic and hernia mesh, this free e-book is a val…

The Profound Anatomical Error of Transvaginal Mesh

Christine Kent, RN

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3/17/2020

Versalius drawing - Medical Misconceptions have existed for 400 years. Why have they not been corrected, especially as they pertain to the female pelvis?

Kaiser $20 Million Prolift Pelvic Mesh Case Survives Ethicon Challenge

Jane Akre

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1/15/2020

An Indiana pelvic mesh trial naming defendant, Ethicon has survived it's recent challenge and Barbarbara Kaiser is due to receive $20 Million from JNJ unless there is another challenge.

New Zealand Surgical Mesh Restorative Justice Report Released

Jane Akre

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12/13/2019

New Zealand has just released a report seven months in the making that acknowledges the severity of polypropylene pelvic mesh implants routinely implanted to treat incontinence and prolapse.

A Simple Solutions to Infections?

Jane Akre

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11/24/2019

Do you get colds, viruses, and the flu during the winter months? Ever wonder why? The solution may be as simple as the degree of humidity in your home.

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!

Addressing Prolapse With the Whole Woman

Jane Akre

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8/18/2019

You are not the patient, you are the physician, is the mantra of an education program promoted by the Whole Woman program, created by RN Christine Kent

Newly Diagnosed with Incontinence? What You Should Ask to Avoid a Mesh Repair

Jane Akre

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7/22/2019

For women newly diagnosed with incontinence, what are your options if you do not want to go the mesh route? Questions to ask your doctor.

TOT Mesh Devices Targeted Next for Going Off the Market

Jane Akre

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7/6/2019

Left Behind by the Vaginal Mesh MDL: Survivors with Catastrophic Pain. After 2016, implantation of the Uphold and Restorelle Direct Fit is blatant ...

MN Star Tribune: Mesh Devices Wreck Lives

J. Spencer

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6/3/2019

The Minneapolis Star Tribune report that newly implanted pelvic mesh women were sold on a mesh implant by doctors who said it was "new mesh."

Female Urinary Incontinence: Know the Non-Mesh Alternatives

Dr. Una Lee. MD

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5/15/2019

By Dr. Una Lee, MD, of Virginia Mason Hospital and Medical Center, Bellevue, Washington State reports on the non-mesh alternatives to mesh which your doctor may not tell you about.

Mesh Surgery- What is a Qualifying Procedure?

Jane Akre

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3/13/2019

In terms of pelvic mesh litigation, those women with a "Mesh in Place" that is, no revision, there is a way to stay in the pelvic mesh litigation.

One Week from Hernia Surgery to Swimming in Hawaii!

Vladae Roytapel

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3/4/2019

Vladae Roytapel is known as the, Russian Dog Wizard, from Newport Beach, California. Voted Best Dog Trainer in his area for many years, he was at a loss as to how to address his hernia.

AUGS Letter Revealed, Keep Slings Alive

Jane Akre

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1/21/2019

The American Urogynecologic Society still promotes the mid-urethral sling as an option for women experiencing incontinence and wants to keep it that way despite a lawsuit by Washington AG against JNJ.

Dr. Shirin Towfigh - Hernia Mesh and Why We Remove It

Jane Akre

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1/4/2019

Dr. Shirin Towfigh is a hernia mesh doctor in Beverly Hills, CA. Mesh News Desk is preparing a series of stories on hernia mesh as litigation begins to focus on this medical device

Chronic Pelvic Pain Protocol

Jane Akre

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12/19/2018

This YouTube video is produced by Dr. Greg Vigna and Dr. Michael Hibner highlights why so many women with pelvic mesh implants also have corresponding nerve injury.

AUGS Breaks with the Father of Gynecology

Jane Akre

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7/4/2018

Twelve years after a portrait was removed from the University of Alabama, the so-called father of gynecology, a statute of J. Marion Sims who experimented on black women, is removed from Central Park.

Mesh, Autoimmunity, Allergies and Vitamin D

Jane Akre

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6/25/2018

In some mesh-implanted patients, an autoimmune response is incited. There are far too many cases to be...

100,000 Women 60 Minutes on Mesh Mess!!!

Jane Akre

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5/22/2018

The story of polypropylene mesh and whether it was sourced from China from a substandard facility to make device implants is the subject of a profile on 60 Minutes.

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

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, May 14, 2018~ Not surprisingly, Boston Scientific is reacting negatively to the story that 60 Minutes aired last night...

Urogyn Society AUGS: Plaintiffs, Defense and Dissent

Jane Akre

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10/10/2016

Your editor attended the October 2016 AUGS meeting in Denver and was eventually asked to leave after a series of stories published on MND which were not PR.

AUGS: Mesh Procedures Left After Litigation

Jane Akre

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10/5/2016

Woman in stirrups in demo booth Mesh Medical Device News Desk, October 4, 2016 ~ The American Urogynecologic Society's 2016 PFDWeek (pelvic floor disorders) focused on pelvic mesh and litigation.

Pudendal Neuralgia and Pelvic Mesh: Serious Injury - Serious Decisions

Jane Akre

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6/21/2016

Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, is both a doctor and a lawyer who is directing his expertise as a traumatic injury specialist now to pelvic mesh injuries, specifically nerve injuries.

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Jury Decides for Huskey $3.27 Million in Pelvic Mesh Trial!

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After a two week trial, Huskey v. Ethicon, the eight member jury returned a verdict just before noon, Friday September 5, of $3.27 million. Emotion e…

Why We're Here ~ Putting a Face on Adverse Events

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4/19/2013

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Dunfee Awarded $500k in Philadelphia Prolift Case

Jane Akre

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7/2/2019

It is the smallest jury compensation so far, in a number of pelvic mesh personal injury trials, but on Friday June 28, 2019, Linda and Thomas Dunfee were successful in her pelvic mesh case against J&J

Bard Faces Plaintiff After Mistrial in First Federal Case Against Transvaginal Mesh

Jane Akre

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7/30/2013

Donna Cisson Facebook page The case of Donna Cisson v. C.R. Bard began for a second time in a federal court in Charleston, West Virginia today. Cisso...

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