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 ...

Millions of people rely on machines to help them with sleep disorders, but now some of the devices have been recalled because they could pose serious health problems.The 11 News I-Team reported many ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Sleep apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders and if you have it you may have been waiting weeks, months or in some cases, even years for a CPAP machine to help you breathe at ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - A massive recall of millions of sleep apnea machines has stoked anger and frustration among patients, and U.S. officials are weighing unprecedented legal action to speed a replacement ...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are devices that can help people with sleep apnea breathe better. A person has to wear a mask while they are sleeping and connect it to the machine, ...

• CPAP machines, which are used by people with sleep apnea, have some superficial similarities with ventilators, raising the question of whether they could be adapted to ease the coronavirus-driven ...

President Joe Biden has begun using a CPAP machine to deal with sleep apnea, the White House confirmed Wednesday. CPAP -- which stands for continuous positive airway pressure -- is a machine that uses ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, to address a problem with sleep apnea, White House officials said on Wednesday.