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FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines::Update from the Food and Drug Agency comes days after Philips said it would stop selling the devices in the U.S.

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[–] le_saucisson_masquay@sh.itjust.works 57 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's weird they only stop selling them now, it's been at least a year in France we know it kills people. I believe there is also a trial.

Why would Phillips remove them in France but keep selling them in the usa ?

Edit: my bad, it's been 2 years we know it gives cancer.

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well fuck me. I've been using one of these things for nearly a decade.

Be happy, you helped make some people at Phillip richer.

In all seriousness, Phillip itself admitted the foam in their device can make headache, give toxicity and cancer. I've not been able to read the official declaration, only news report but if I was you I would check that because when the company itself admit it can give cancer, you know it's bad.