WTAE-TV

Philips replaces recalled breathing machine with another recalled machine

Philips Respironics has promised to replace millions of CPAP and BiPAP breathing machines that FDA reports have linked to thousands of injuries and more than 300 deaths.More than two years after the ...
The Daily Dot

‘The foam inside breaks down’: Man warns Philips CPAP machines are still out in circulation despite recall. Here’s why you should be careful

An online reviewer is warning about a CPAP machine recall. He claims The Philips Dreamstation CPAP device, recalled in 2023, is still being used and could pose a cancer risk to users. Featured Video ...
CBS News

Philips sleep apnea machines can overheat, FDA warns

Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.
FierceBiotech

Philips says recalled CPAP, BiPAP machines show low risk of harm in completed safety tests

Philips released the latest set of safety test results on Tuesday, covering all CPAP and BiPAP sleep therapy machines included in the recall—which together make up about 95% of all of the recalled ...
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 ...
New York Daily News

CPAP machine maker Philips to pay $1.1B to settle lawsuits over flawed sleep apnea devices

Dutch manufacturer Philips has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle lawsuits regarding some models of its devices to treat sleep apnea, the company announced Monday. The settlement comes after a three ...
Healio

FDA warns of Philips CPAP machines overheating, causing patient injuries

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reports of fire, smoke, burns and other signs of overheating are emerging for DreamStation 2 CPAP machines by ...
CBS News

Sleep apnea sufferers frustrated over CPAP machine recall

A voluntary recall of millions of CPAP breathing machines, used mainly to treat sleep apnea, has many users wondering if they've been inhaling cancer-causing toxins in their sleep. At least 25 million ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Philips CPAP, ventilator machine recalls leave patients unsure what to do

>> IT'S A HEALTH RISK. BEN: LIKE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, MICHAEL CROSTA IS FACING A CONUNDRUM, OVER S HIPHILIPS C-PAP MACHINE LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH HELPS HIM KEEP BREATNGHI AND SLEEP SOUNDLY DESPITE HIS ...
CNN

Some Philips CPAP, BiPAP machines may not work as intended, FDA says in recall

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall Friday, the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has ...
Los Angeles Times

These machines to help people breathe were recalled a year ago. Many still use them

In Rochester, N.Y., Diane Coleman has relied on a machine to help her stay alive, but she worries that it might be slowly undermining her health. Her ventilator was among millions of breathing devices ...