Medical Xpress

How Cpap machines work: The anatomical science behind a noisy night-time lifesaver

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurized air. It's not glamorous, ...
WTAE-TV

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

HERE’S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL. THE RECALL AFFECTED MILLIONS OF BREATHING MACHINES MADE BY PHILIPS, WHICH HAS OFFICES HERE IN BAKERY SQUARE AND IN MORRISVILLE. ON SATURDAY, DON SCHREIBER ...
PBS

Investigation finds Philips hid safety issues with its CPAP machines for years

CPAP machines help about 8 million Americans with sleep-related breathing disorders, like sleep apnea, by keeping their airways open while they sleep. But one manufacturer, Philips Respironics, is ...
ProPublica

How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Update, Nov. 25, 2024: On Nov. 22, hours after this article ...
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 ...
The Conversation

How Cpap machines work: the anatomical science behind a noisy night‑time lifesaver

Every night, millions of people stop breathing without knowing it. Not once, but sometimes hundreds of times. Their remedy? A mask, a hum and the steady whisper of pressurised air. It’s not glamorous, ...