الاثنين، 3 يوليو 2017

Vaginal mesh risks downplayed by Johnson & Johnson, court told

Device was ‘aggressively’ marketed as a way to treat pelvic floor damage but left thousands of woman in debilitating and lifelong pain

A pharmaceutical giant allegedly played down the risks of a vaginal medical device that has caused debilitating and irreparable pain to thousands of women after giving birth.

Instead it was “aggressively marketing” to surgeons as a cheap and easy way to boost their profits.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2skZiQK

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