The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated a recall affecting millions of Philips sleep apnea machines, now saying that they may been linked to at least 561 deaths. The agency, in a statement ...
Millions of people rely on machines to help them with sleep disorders, but now some of the devices have been recalled because they could pose serious health problems. The 11 News I-Team reported many ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rather than weight loss and surgery, getting a CPAP machine has been the top go-to treatment for people with a severe snoring disorder called sleep apnea. But after the Food and ...
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than 20 percent of people in the United States. It happens when your breathing temporarily stops while you sleep. Depending on the severity of ...
A US federal court has entered a consent decree against Philips (NYSE:PHG) Respironics in connection with the Dutch company’s recall of certain models of its ventilators, CPAP and BiPAP machines over ...
NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration says 561 deaths have been reported in connection to recalled Philips devices to treat obstructive sleep apnea and other breathing disorders. The FDA said ...
WASHINGTON — A device made by Philips Respironics for treating sleep apnea should be monitored closely when in use because it can overheat, according to federal regulators. The Food and Drug ...
The U.S. Attorney's Office says an eastern Washington doctor pled guilty to augmenting recalled medical devices to sell them as new to patients.
Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. (No surprise there as symptoms were omnipresent.) CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even ...