Senators including Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Jerry Nadler, and Rep. Ken Buck have called for a Department of Justice investigation into the Beeper & Apple issue. The FDA received thousands of complaints about tainted breathing machines before the Philips CPAP recall but didn't alert doctors or patients. ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette released a documentary, 'With Every Breath,' highlighting the human toll of Philips' failure to disclose dangerous defects in its CPAP devices. The documentary follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive recall of Philips breathing machines. It reveals how the FDA missed warnings from healthcare workers and patients about issues with Philips' sleep apnea devices and ventilators. The documentary aims to show the human toll of one of the largest recalls of its kind, as patients faced an impossible decision after the recall: stop using the machine or potentially risk their health.
After Philips recalled its breathing machines, patients faced an impossible decision: Stop using the machine or potentially risk their health. Our new documentary aims to show the human toll of one of the largest recalls of its kind. https://t.co/WDBCEAiOfz
Over the course of a decade, @US_FDA missed a pattern of warnings from health care workers, patients & others that something was very wrong with @Philips’ sleep apnea devices & ventilators. This story shows how that happened. https://t.co/lGQtJQvUBz
What an impossible choice — you either risk immediate death by stopping using a machine that keeps your breathing through the night, or you slowly poison yourself with every breath. Please watch this new @propublica film by my colleague @LizMoughon https://t.co/VATtFkAAyy
A new short documentary from ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive recall of Philips breathing machines. https://t.co/YeS40SFd65
Beyond proud of @LizMoughon - do not miss her gorgeous first 20-minute #doc for @propublica on the #Philips #cpap machine recall public #health crisis: the company hid complaints from public & govt for 11 years, millions affected worldwide. https://t.co/DVd4kHl23l
Watch: "With Every Breath" follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive recall of Philips breathing machines. https://t.co/93T3wR5LZF
New ProPublica documentary “With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices https://t.co/kLeeJfNuAE w/ @PittsburghPG @LizMoughon
New: “With Every Breath” Captures the Human Toll of Philips’ Failure to Disclose Dangerous Defects of Its CPAP Devices https://t.co/d6bDYXJph4
.@ProPublica & @PittsburghPG found that the FDA received 1000s of complaints about tainted breathing machines ahead of the Philips CPAP recall but didn’t alert doctors or patients. Now, senators are calling for a probe of the FDA’s device oversight. https://t.co/pTffuVRZhQ
WATCH: @CBSMornings goes deep on the Beeper & Apple issue. @jolingkent breaks the news that @SenAmyKlobuchar @BasedMikeLee @RepJerryNadler @RepKenBuck have led a letter to DOJ calling for an investigation. Incredible story. https://t.co/Dbw8dAlEjD