Trial shows combined sleep apnea treatments are better than one

Combined treatments for both aspects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a compromised airway anatomy and unstable ...
Medscape

Philips Respironics Updates Device Use Correction

Philips Respironics has updated use instructions for three bi-level positive airway pressure machines, according to a recall statement posted by the US FDA. The recall does not include removal of the ...
The New York Times

A Pill for Sleep Apnea Could Be on the Horizon

Experts say that if the new drug gets approved, it may lead to a big shift in how we treat the condition. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Tens of millions of people in the United States struggle with ...
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Philips Defeats Whistleblower’s CPAP Machine Kickback Lawsuit

Philips Respironics and related companies won the dismissal of a whistleblower’s suit alleging they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in kickback schemes to encourage purchases of respiratory ...
MM&M

How Lincare cashed in on the disastrous recall of Philips breathing machines — at the expense of patients

This article originally appeared in ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For ...
WTAE-TV

Philips blames consultant for exaggerating breathing machine problems that led to recall

FROM SHADYSIDE TONIGHT. PHILIPS REIS RUN ROAD RECALLED MILLIONS OF CPAPS BIPAPS AND VENTILATORS AFTER THE FDA SAID FOAM INSULATION INSIDE THOSE MACHINES WAS A HEALTH RISK. BUT IN A LAWSUIT, PHILIPS ...
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Yes, there is a new Philips CPAP machine settlement

In 2021, polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam used in Philips Respironics ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines was found to degrade and cause serious health issues or death, leading to a mass ...