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Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against Philips for Keeping CPAP Machine Complaints Secret
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for “immediate, aggressive action” against Philips for keeping known defects with the company’s CPAP machines secret.
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Philips Reaches Settlement Over CPAP Recall
Philips has reached an agreement to resolve all economic loss claims related to Philips Respironics’ voluntary recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices.
Cozy Images of Plush Toys and Blankets Counter Messaging on Safe Infant Sleep
Public health messages warning against infants sleeping with stuffed toys and blankets—contradicted by photos or videos circulating in movies and social media—don’t always find traction.
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Philips: Sleep Therapy Devices Pass Ozone Cleaning Analysis
Philips Respironics provided the latest results and conclusions on the comprehensive test and research program to assess potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane sound abatement foam in specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices under the voluntary June 2021 recall.
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Researchers Make Strides in Understanding SIDS Causes
An initiative to solve a several thousand-year-old medical mystery—what causes sudden or unexplained infant deaths—has led to new insights that recently were presented at the 6th annual SIDS Summit.
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Philips: ‘99%’ of Replacement Sleep Therapy Devices Produced
Philips Respironics provided an update on the field action for specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices involved in the company’s ongoing recall.
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Babies Are Still Sleeping on Recalled Infant Loungers
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to stop using infant loungers that were recalled in 2021, as well as other loungers that don’t meet sleep safety requirements.
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40 More Deaths Reported in Philips Recall
The FDA updated its Philips Respironics recall safety communication to provide updated information about medical device reports that the agency received from Jan 1 to March 31.
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Philips Completes Risk Assessments for Recalled CPAPs and BiPAPs
Royal Philips’ CEO says the third-party risk assessments for the sleep therapy devices under the June 2021 recall are “positive and reassuring.”
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Philips CEO: Resolving Recall Remains ‘Our Highest Priority’
Philips provides an update on field action for specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices involved in the company’s ongoing recall.
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Sleep Medicine Tied to Top Health Tech Hazard of 2023
ECRI released its annual Top 10 Health Technology Hazards report, and its biggest safety concern directly relates to sleep medicine.
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Infant Supine Sleep System Gets FDA De Novo Approval
The baby bed is designed to keep sleeping babies positioned on the back—a position known to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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Federal Infant Sleep Products Safety Standard Takes Effect
The new Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products makes it unlawful to sell non-compliant infant sleep products and applies to products manufactured on or after June 23.
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AAP Updates Safe Sleep Recommendations for Infants Up to 1 Year Old
The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes the need for infants to sleep on their backs on flat noninclined surfaces within its first update to safe infant sleep recommendations since 2016.
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Sleep Lab Beds for Bariatric Patients Must Be Purchased with Safety and Comfort in Mind
With obesity rates rising, it may be time for your sleep disorders center to rethink patient beds.
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President Biden Signs Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 Into Law
The Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 will add inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers to the list of banned hazardous products.
Read MoreAAP: Safe Sleep After the NICU
In the Pediatrics on Call Podcast, Michael Goodstein, MD, FAAP, about best ways to model safe sleep as newborns transition out of the neonatal intensive care unit.
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