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 ...

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 ...

The FDA said that it has received reports that the machines can overheat and cause “thermal issues such as fire, smoke, burns and other signs of overheating while people are using” the devices. The ...

Some Green Country sleep apnea patients are among the millions impacted by a CPAP machine recall. The recall from 2021 still has people waiting for their replacement equipment. Some patients said they ...

AND HAS THE NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT. THE OWNERS OF PHILIPS RESPIRONICS, CPAP AND OTHER BREATHING MACHINES ARE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE IN THE MAIL OF A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. EIGHT ON YOUR ...

Last month, Philips issued a huge recall of ventilators and continuous positive airway pressure machines, leaving millions of people with sleep apnea unsure of how they’ll get a good night’s sleep.

Three years after one of the largest medical device recalls in history, the fallout – health-wise and financial – continues to impact many patients with sleep apnea. Now a critical deadline is ...

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 ...