As Philips reaches a consent decree agreement with the FDA that will temporarily suspend its sales of sleep therapy devices in the U.S., competitor ResMed, meanwhile, is ramping up its product ...

Liran Oren, Ph.D., (left) is shown with Ephraim Gutmark, Ph.D., and Ann Romaker, MD, and the VortexPAP device. Nearly 40 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea, according to the Council on ...

ATLANTA, GA—Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who have hypertension and are at high cardiovascular risk can obtain blood-pressure reductions similar to those seen with continuous positive ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been trying to use a CPAP device for the past six months but can’t tolerate it. Are there any alternative treatment options? — Sleepy ...

Or maybe you have been told to wear a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine for sleep apnea, but it is just so cumbersome. A new study shows that it is important to take obstructive ...

Using different oximeter devices for monitoring stable patients under NIV or CPAP may have an unpredictable effect on results and clinical decisions.

THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A small battery-operated device long used as a treatment for pain may also help patients with sleep apnea, a British study suggests. Sleep apnea is a ...

Use of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) proved non-inferior to guideline-recommended continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension and ...

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Food and Drug Administration and healthcare technology company Philips came to an agreement to no longer sell their sleep therapy or ...

If you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—a condition that causes a partial or complete collapse of your upper airway while sleeping—you’re likely familiar with continuous positive airway pressure ...

Thousands of people with sleep apnea and other illnesses had sued the company, claiming flawed devices were harming them. By Christina Jewett Philips Respironics has reached a $1.1 billion settlement ...