MURRYSVILLE, Pa. Respironics on Friday announced a definitive merger agreement with Royal Philips Electronics, which will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ...

Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal in the United States to settle lawsuits over faulty sleep machines in a case that have dogged the company. The company ...

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices. Philips Respironics and Koninklijke ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Following the FDA’s inspection of Philips Respironics’ facility in Murrysville in 2021 and the subsequent inspectional observations, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), ...

Medical device maker Phillips formally entered into a consent decree that stops the company from selling sleep apnea machines in the United States over health concerns that include cancer. The decree ...

Millions of Americans’ bedtime routine includes wearing a mask attached to a respiratory machine that pushes air into their lungs, supporting their breathing during sleep. These airway pressure ...

Thanks to Gerald McGinnis, millions of people across the world can breathe easier. The international businessman and founder of Respironics, which created the first machine to treat sleep apnea, died ...

Respironics, which manufactures sleep and respiratory products, plans to lay off nearly 200 people in Pennsylvania beginning next week. The company filed a WARN notice with the Pennsylvania Department ...

According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, about 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. An estimated 80% of cases go undiagnosed and untreated, which can lead to major health problems ...

The manufacturer, Philips Respironics, said it would compensate users of CPAP machines and other flawed devices that were recalled after they blew bits of foam into consumers’ mouths and lungs. By ...

Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

Gerald “Jerry” McGinnis Sr., the Pittsburgh-area startup advisor, investor and founder of medical supply company Respironics, died on Thursday at 89. The entrepreneur is credited with helping to ...