Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) therapy is often used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is an umbrella term for lung and respiratory diseases that make ...

Magnets in the recalled masks, used in breathing machines for sleep apnea, can interfere with pacemakers and other lifesaving medical devices. Philips Respironics has voluntarily recalled more than 17 ...

Northwell Health said it has started to convert bi-level positive airway pressure machines into ventilators for COVID-19 patients. BiPAP machines usually are used for patients who have chronic ...

Philips CPAP and BiPap machines that were recalled in 2021 have since been linked to deaths and thousands of malfunctions, the FDA says Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty The Food and Drug ...

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 ...

It’s been just over a year since Randy Boyd was diagnosed with cancer. In July 2020, he felt a bruise on the left side of his neck and went to the doctor. A biopsy revealed it was throat cancer. “I ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As doctors face a shortage of ventilators that are crucial for treating coronavirus patients with ...

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class I recall Friday, the most serious type of recall, for certain Philips Respironics DreamStation1 CPAP machines. A Class I recall means the FDA has ...

As a critical shortage of ventilators looms, New York Governor Andre Cuomo revealed Friday that the state will begin repurposing BiPAP machines to sustain severely ill coronavirus patients. Last week, ...