Philips to Halt Sales of CPAP Devices, Could Lose $400M
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the US, under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost it nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing machines due to risks…#philips #dutch #fda #departmentofjustice #pennsylvania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines in US after global 2021 recall
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 comes as Philips has agreed to a consent decree with the Food and Drug Administration and the…#dutch #departmentofjustice #fda #philips #royjakobs #cpap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines amid fears they can cause CANCER
Medical device manufacturer Philips will halt all sales of its sleep apnea machines on the heels of a recall of more than five million devices in a potential deal with regulators. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips, maker of millions of recalled sleep apnea machines, agrees to halt U.S. sales
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing devices…#dutch #departmentofjustice #philips #fda #royjakobs #cpap #pennsylvania #israel #chile (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines in US over ongoing safety concerns
Medical device maker Philips will stop selling sleep apnea devices in the U.S. over safety concerns that could put people at an increased risk of cancer, the company announced Monday as part of a tentative agreement with federal regulators. In 2021, the health technology company recalled millions…#philips #phillips #dutch #justicedepartment #fda #ford #tesla #jaguar #bilevelpap #royalphilips (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines says it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Philips' US sales of sleep apnea devices face years-long halt after FDA deal
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips Halts Sale of Sleep Apnea Gear in US After FDA Deal
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips' US Sales Of Sleep Apnea Devices Face Years-long Halt After FDA Deal Philips' US Sales Of Sleep Apnea Devices Face Years-long Halt After FDA Deal
Dutch health technology company Philips will not sell new devices to treat sleep apnea in the U.S. in the coming years as it works to comply with a settlement with the Food...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - January 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Promote Early Bone Loss Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Promote Early Bone Loss
Evidence of increased bone loss in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea supported the potential role of sleep-related hypoxemia on osteoporosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Untreated Apnea Patients Often Employ Strategies to Avoid Sleepiness
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- Individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) often use coping strategies against fatigue, and those who use more than three coping strategies are more likely to feel sleepy while driving, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A new screening tool (BAMSA) for sleep apnea in male professional truck drivers - Huhta R, Sieminski M, Hirvonen K, Partinen E, Partinen M.
In this study, we developed a new simple... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
The role of cone-beam computed tomography in the radiographic evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea: A review article
Imaging Sci Dent.2023 Dec;53(4):283-289.
doi: 10.5624/isd.20230119.
Epub 2023 Nov 6.
Abstract
The apnea-hypopnea index is widely regarded as a measure of the
severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition characterized by
recurrent episodes of apnea or hypopnea during sleep that induce airway
collapse. OSA is a catastrophic problem due to the wide range of health
issues it can cause, including cardiovascular disease and memory loss.
This review was conducted to clarify the roles of various imaging
modalities, particularly cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), in the
diagnosis of ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - January 16, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Depression and comorbid obstructive sleep apnea: association between positive airway pressure adherence, occurrence of self-harm events, healthcare resource utilization, and costs - Wickwire EM, Cole KV, Dexter RB, Malhotra A, Cistulli PA, Sterling KL, Pepin JL.
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have shown that treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in patients with depression may improve depression symptoms and response to antidepressant therapy. We investigated the assoc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
No Improved Outcomes for HF Patients With Sleep Apnea Using ASV Breathing Devices
(MedPage Today) -- Breathing machines with adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) did not improve survival or other clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction and sleep-disordered breathing, the phase III ADVENT... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
