WPXI

Philips Respironics to cut 196 jobs at three western Pennsylvania facilities

Philips Respironics is laying off 196 employees across three facilities in Westmoreland County during a six month span, according to a WARN notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & ...
Rolling Out

Your complete guide to getting a CPAP machine in 2025

Sleep apnea affects more than 30 million Americans, making it one of the most prevalent sleep disorders in the United States. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy has emerged as 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 ...
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 ...
WGAL

CPAP users who filed claims for recalled machines are receiving their checks

ROACH HAS YOUR ANSWER. FOLKS, LET ME START WITH THE GOOD NEWS. THE LETTER IS LEGITIMATE. THE CHECK IS REAL AND THE MONEY IS YOURS. WE’VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF VIEWERS THIS WEEK ASKING ABOUT THIS LETTER, ...
NBC Chicago

Reimbursement deadline for recalled Phillips CPAP machines nears

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 ...
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 ...
KTVB

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 ...
MD&M East

Philips Respironics Trilogy Evo Ventilator Recall Identified as Class I

FDA today identified Philips Respironics Trilogy Evo continuous ventilator recall as Class I, over a month after the company initiated the voluntary correction in March. The ventilators affected by ...
Healthline

Can Using a CPAP Machine Cause Headaches?

Research suggests that CPAP may improve headaches in some people with sleep apnea. But some people may develop headaches if their CPAP mask is too tight, if they develop nasal congestion, or if CPAP ...
ConsumerAffairs

Philips agrees to $1.1 billion settlement for faulty CPAP machines

Dutch electronics company Philips has agreed to a massive $1.1 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits linked to its CPAP and ventilator machines consumers were using for sleep apnea. Consumers who ...