A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new study finds. Tirzepatide, the medication in the weight-loss drug Zepbound and also the diabetes treatment Mounjaro, appeared to reduce the severity of sleep apnea along with reducing weight and improving blood pressure and other […]
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Philips Posts Record Surge After US Sleep Apnea Settlement
(Bloomberg) — Royal Philips NV shares soared by a record after a lower-than-expected settlement on US claims linked to faulty sleep apnea devices, stoking hopes the manufacturer has moved past concerns that have dogged it for the past three years. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock surged as much as 47% in Amsterdam following the […]
Eli Lilly Stock Pops After Weight-Loss Drug Succeeds In Highly Anticipated Sleep Apnea Test
Eli Lilly (LLY) stock popped Wednesday after the company’s weight-loss drug significantly reduced nighttime sleep apnea events in people with obesity. X The results bolster Lilly’s argument that lowering a person’s body weight could improve sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing while sleep becomes more difficult due to a collapsed airway. Typically, patients with […]
Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday by federal officials. Philips will be required to overhaul its manufacturing and quality control systems and hire independent […]
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Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million. Device maker Philips has recalled more than 5 million pressurized breathing machines due to risks that their […]