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FILE - Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device at his home, Oct. 20, 2022, in Marysville, Ohio.

The FDA has received more than 500 reports of death tied to Philips’ recalled sleep apnea devices since 2021, according to a Jan. 31 agency update. The devicemaker recalled millions of ventilators and ...

Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the US, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the breathing devices for potential health risks. The move ...

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 that since ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update to a recall affecting millions of Philips sleep apnea machines, saying that they may be linked to at least 561 reported deaths. In a ...

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The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited ...

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 ...

Philips Respironics received thousands of complaints about a dangerous defect in its breathing machines but kept them secret for years as stock prices soared. The devices, including the popular ...