>> IT'S A HEALTH RISK. BEN: LIKE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, MICHAEL CROSTA IS FACING A CONUNDRUM, OVER S HIPHILIPS C-PAP MACHINE LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH HELPS HIM KEEP BREATNGHI AND SLEEP SOUNDLY DESPITE HIS ...

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 ...

A CPAP machine provides continuous air pressure to keep the airways open during sleep. Doctors may prescribe CPAP therapy to people who experience symptoms of sleep apnea. A continuous positive airway ...

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 ...

While effective in treating sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are not the easiest to adapt to, which is why around 50% of those with sleep apnea give up on the ...

Most people with obstructive sleep apnea — a condition in which normal breathing is regularly interrupted during sleep — are prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine as ...

BiPAP machines are much more comfortable than CPAP. Make sure to get one with a heated humidifier. They can make a world of difference. My initial experience echoes The Sam's. Modafinil is very useful ...

Members of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical review board are due to address uncertainties connected to a voluntary recall of some continuous positive air pressure machines, ...

The limited supply of ventilators is one of the chief concerns facing hospitals as they prepare for more COVID-19 cases. In Italy, where hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients in respiratory ...

Dr. Chelsea Kadish and Kyle Goodknight explain why EMS providers who consider prehospital pediatric CPAP too aggressive should embrace the modality as safe and effective for even the youngest patients ...