Maybe probiotics would have saved my son’s life. I’ll never know because when I asked Micah’s care team to consider probiotics to counter the deluge of antibiotics, I was dismissed as senseless. My ...

Abbott Laboratories faces a $70 million jury verdict in Illinois over alleged failure to warn about risks linked to its ...

In infants born to mothers with COVID-19, those who tested positive themselves or had asphyxia were at greater risk for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), an observational study from Indonesia found. Of ...

The most recent causative theory hinges on a triad of formula feeding, intestinal ischemia, and bacterial growth (especially Clostridium, a gram-positive rod, and gram-negative rods). Factors such as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infinant Health is investigating a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening condition that manifests as inflammation of the intestines. This devastating disease affects mostly premature babies, who account for up to 8 out ...

Perforated necrotizing enterocolitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants, and the optimal treatment is uncertain. We designed this multicenter randomized trial to compare ...