The FDA announced today that a Philips (NYSE: PHG) + recall involving remote cardiac monitoring software is Class I, its most serious recall designation. On Dec. 18, 2024, Philips and its ...

This is not the only recall the company is dealing with. Philips’ Respironics business has been facing issues with some of its sleep apnea products since June 2021 when it issued a recall of 15 ...

Health risks related to the issue include longer periods of undetected or untreated irregular heartbeats and death. Philips sent customers a letter about the recall on Dec. 18, 2024, according to the ...

The Class I recall, the FDA’s severest classification, is a correction and does not require removing devices from where they are used or sold. Philips started the recall on Nov. 20, 2024 ...

The FDA is elevating a recall from Philips related to one of its wearable outpatient heart monitors, used to help detect cases of hidden, transient arrhythmias that may only last minutes at a time.

Using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat sleep apnea comes with a potential risk of infection, including sinus infections and pneumonia. Luckily, this risk is extremely low.

Philips is recalling the software associated with its mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry devices after 109 patient injuries and two patient deaths, a Jan. 13 FDA recall notice said. The software ...

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A major chocolate recall has been upgraded to the highest possible risk level. Last month, Cal Yee Farm LCC issued a recall on its chocolate and yogurt covered products, since they may have contained ...

The Food and Drug Administration is using its most severe notice in a recall of more than 6,000 bags of chips in two states because of “undeclared milk.” By Claire Moses The Food and Drug ...

Other pharmaceutical and tech news is on the FDA's drug approval system and a rapid diagnostic test for bloodstream infections. Modern Healthcare: Philips Recalls Remote Cardiac Monitoring Software ...

With all of this, it’s fair to wonder why there have been so many recalls lately. Has this always been the status quo and people are now paying closer attention? Or are there more policies in ...