Sling The Mesh in the news: 2016
News headlines, features and discussion about Sling The Mesh in 2016.
Physiotherapy can fix up to 80% of women who suffer incontinence or prolapse. Cambs Times
Mesh implants are a bigger scandal than thalidomide, says Australian senator Derryn Hinch. Cambs Times
Mesh slings are a tragedy created by greed, according to Mark Slack of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Cambs Times
No large-scale, long-term human trials into surgical mesh. Many studies are on animals that cannot speak of the pain or loss of sex life. Cambs Times
Mesh mini slings can cause serious complications – and research into them is disappointing to say the least. Cambs Times
Women being harmed by mesh slings made by the same company that made the metal-on-metal hips – Johnson & Johnson. Cambs Times
Leading Italian surgeon Stefano Salvatore, president of the European Urogynaecology Association, says mesh has high rate of complications. Cambs Times
Disabled woman told her mesh implant pain will fix with counselling. Cambs Times
Women’s support groups are praised by a UK surgeon for highlighting the dangers of mesh implants. He says numbers suffering are under-reported. Cambs Times
MP Owen Smith says mesh implants are the worst medical disaster he has seen in his time in politics. Cambs Times
Sling The Mesh in Parliament. Cambs Times
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