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NHS hospitals are using more than 100 different hernia mesh implants – ‘even though many have NO safety evidence and have only been tested on animals’ Investigation found English and Scottish hospitals have bought dozens of types There is ‘no chance’ they’ve all had their safety tested thoroughly, an expert said Many women are left

Mother, 52, tells of her ‘years of hell’ after having a controversial vaginal mesh implant fitted inside her as she seeks surgery in the US to rid her of her ‘soul-destroying’ agony Ruth Burnham had the device fitted 13 years ago to treat a vaginal prolapse Nine years later, she developed agonising discomfort in her

(HealthDay)—Prophylactic mesh implantation reduces the incidence of hernia formation among patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgery but increases early postoperative pain and leads to prolonged wound healing of surgical site infection, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in JAMA Surgery. Andreas Kohler, M.D., from Bern University Hospital in Switzerland, and colleagues performed a