Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life threatening gastrointestinal disorder that can cause bowel inflammation in newborns. To help diagnose and classify NEC, doctors may use a variety of staging ...

Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a potentially deadly bowel disease ...

Previous studies in preterm infants have shown that probiotic supplementation has enhanced mucosal barrier function and limited growth of gastrointestinal bacteria. 5 However, data on the ...

The companies say no published study's ever concluded their products cause NEC. Chance Dean was alive for just 25 days. Yet his tragic story has reverberated in hospitals around the country, impacted ...