Vaginal mesh operations should be banned, says NICE
The [UK] health watchdog NICE is to recommend that vaginal mesh operations should be banned from treating organ prolapse in England, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show has learned.
Draft guidelines from NICE say the implants should only be used for research - and not routine operations. Some implants can cut into the vagina and women have been left in permanent pain, unable to walk, work or have sex.
One expert said it is highly likely the NHS will take up the recommendation. However, the organisation is not compelled to act on findings it receives from NICE. Both NHS England and NICE declined to comment.
Also at Medical Plastics News:
In October MPs met to discuss the possibility of an inquiry into the use of mesh devices to treat organ prolapse.
The debate was led by Labour MP Emma Hardy who first heard about the mesh implants from a constituent who was left unable to work after having the device fitted.
Calls to ban the devices were rejected the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jackie Doyle-Price. Responding to the requests, Doyle-Price disregarded the need for a public inquiry and said that the issue was related to clinical practice instead of the devices themselves.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Snotnose on Wednesday November 29 2017, @12:05AM (6 children)
I get so sick of certain commercials showing up in every commercial break, sometimes twice in a break. Take your get rich quick scheme somewhere else.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 3, Informative) by KiloByte on Wednesday November 29 2017, @12:12AM (3 children)
What's that "commercial break" you're talking about? If you see them, there's your problem.
There's no such thing as "acceptable ad".
Ceterum censeo systemd esse delendam.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:12AM
It's the quasi-continuous bad emission pouring from your screen when switching your TV set to commercial free-to-air TV channels.
You know... that kind of thing that, now-and-then and for brief periods, gets interrupted by a movie or major news breaks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 29 2017, @04:12PM (1 child)
I don't even own a TV and I have seen and heard what he's talking about on the TVs in restaurants and other public places. they are on during the day often in the late morning and early afternoon, as if their target audience is stay at home women who have free time between the hours of 10am and 3pm.
let me know how to block the ads on tv in a public place and I'll agree its my problem for not blocking it.
(Score: 2) by KiloByte on Wednesday November 29 2017, @06:53PM
There's not exactly a dearth of restaurants: you can vote with your wallet and use restaurants that either don't have TVs with volume cranked up to 11, or display something with no ads.
Ceterum censeo systemd esse delendam.
(Score: 1, Troll) by c0lo on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:15AM (1 child)
Time to write a letter to your representative for regulations allowing ads break into the space of other ads.
Only then the free market will be really free.
(large grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:56AM
I see your grin, and acknowledge I don't have tens of thousands of $$$ to persuade my local "representative" to do any more than switch from Charmin to Great Northern to wipe my opinion off his ass.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 29 2017, @09:31AM
Are you sure? Vaginal mesh sounds like an operation that would Make America Grate Again!!!! (Ow, ow, ouch, ow, Red Pillar!!!)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 01 2017, @08:48PM
To strengthen your pelvic muscles...