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Philips halt sales of breathing machines after major recall

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Philips Center is seen on Jan. 27, 2015, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Philips, the company behind a global recall of sleep apnea ...
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People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters

Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter. The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating ...
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People who used recalled Philips breathing machines face painful choices

Philips Respironics received thousands of complaints about a dangerous defect in its breathing machines but kept them secret for years as stock prices soared. The devices, including the popular ...
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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 ...
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Philips Halts U.S. Sales Of CPAP Breathing Machines

(RTTNews) - Philips Respironics (PHGFF.PK, PHG) announced on Monday that on settling with the Food and Drug Administration, it has decided to halt the sales of the company's ventilators and CPAP ...
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Court ruling puts Florida breath-test evidence under scrutiny: 'Thousands are going to be involved'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A three-judge panel in Duval County ruled that work performed on breath-testing machines by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and ...
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“With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. “With Every Breath,” a new documentary from ProPublica and ...
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Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines

Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance. UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for ...