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Philips’ Breathing-Device Lawsuits Over Toxic Foam Move Forward

Royal Philips NV will face more than 100 U.S. lawsuits gathered in a Pennsylvania court over its recall of more than 3 million devices used to treat sleep apnea that are linked to cancer concerns. Amsterdam-based Philips, maker of respiratory …

Cruise Ship Passengers Recall Deaths, Confusion, Quarantine

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship they were set to board. After a four-hour wait, the couple of 51 years got …

Florida Crash Victim Asks to be Taken Off Ventilator

Feeling energetic, Ed Allison surged ahead of his wife as the couple pedaled their mountain bikes beneath a green canopy of oaks and pines. The couple had biked this trail in the Withlacoochee State Forest hundreds of times. But this …