LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rather than weight loss and surgery, getting a CPAP machine has been the top go-to treatment for people with a severe snoring disorder called sleep apnea. But after the Food and ...

In a Nov. 28 safety alert, the FDA warned patients and healthcare providers to carefully monitor Philips machines used for obstructive sleep apnea after receiving reports that the machines have shown ...

Some Green Country sleep apnea patients are among the millions impacted by a CPAP machine recall. The recall from 2021 still has people waiting for their replacement equipment. Some patients said they ...

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Almost two full years into its Class I recall of more than 5 million respiratory devices, Philips has wrapped up safety tests covering nearly all of the affected models—and is reiterating its previous ...

June 9 (UPI) A clash is brewing between doctors and patients when it comes to treatment for sleep apnea in those with obesity, a new study reports. Doctors favor treatment with continuous positive ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office says an eastern Washington doctor pled guilty to augmenting recalled medical devices to sell them as new to patients.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. (No surprise there as symptoms were omnipresent.) CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even ...

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Newly released Medicare national coverage determinations are set to reshape the home ventilation landscape for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The final determination of coverage ...

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy devices are widely used to treat many of the approximately 30 million people managing sleep apnea in the United States. CPAP (Continuous positive airway pressure ...