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1. Carolyn Barber, MD (cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2023 15:19:27 JST Carolyn Barber, MD

   To quiet the machines, Philips packed their CPAP devices with foam. The foam broke down over time sending potentially “toxic & carcinogenic” material into the throats and lungs of users. “Reports detailed nearly 2,000 cases of cancer, 600 liver & kidney illnesses & 17,000 respiratory ailments.”

   Philips withheld > 3,700 complaints over 11 years from the FDA, while waging aggressive marketing campaigns to sell more machines. “There were people who knew and knew for a long said time,” said a. 1/2

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   • Carolyn Barber, MD (cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2023 15:19:59 JST Carolyn Barber, MD

     in reply to

     former compliance supervisor.

     “If you shoot tiny pingpongs down airways to obstruct the lungs, you can imagine the potential consequences,” said Dr. Robert Lowe. #cpap #fraud #medicine
     https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-kept-warnings-about-dangerous-cpaps-secret-profits-soared