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As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices.
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FDA Repeatedly Rejected Safety Claims About Philips Breathing Machines, Emails Show — ProPublica
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Philips kept warnings about dangerous CPAP machines secret while profits soared
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Philips kept warnings about dangerous CPAP machines secret while profits soared
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