DALLAS It's not just walking that's painful for 64-year-old Linda Batiste. Life, in general, is a physical struggle. I have pelvic pain, she said through tears. It actually does feel like a scouring ...

Mesh implants were used to treat conditions some women suffer after childbirth, such as incontinence and prolapse Women who underwent mesh surgery were not given accurate information before the ...

Surgical mesh designed to help women has been the focus of an FDA investigation, lawsuits, and even a move to have them recalled. More than 15 hundred reports of complications have been made relating ...

Calls are being made for an immediate suspension of rectopexy bowel mesh surgery after the surgeon who pioneered the procedure was struck off. Bristol surgeon Tony Dixon was removed from the medical ...

Soon after her surgery, Susan Harrison had a string of infections that caused intense pain, leaving her weak and unable to pick up and play actively with her young grandchildren. The discomfort and ...

Transvaginally placed surgical mesh may pose greater safety risks for women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) undergoing reconstructive surgery than other surgical options — without evidence of greater ...

On a rainy night in early September, six women gathered for dinner at a Macaroni Grill restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They had come from around the country: Utah, Georgia, Florida, New York, ...

The future of medicine is often imagined to include some sort of high-tech or shiny device. But many cutting-edge therapies are fundamentally about using and improving upon what the body already has.