Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a serious disease that affects the intestines of (primarily) premature infants. It typically happens within the first 2 weeks of life in babies who are fed ...

Share on Pinterest A person with enterocolitis may experience nausea and swelling near the stomach. Necrotizing enterocolitis occurs when tissue death in the intestinal lining accompanies the ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has widespread implications for neonates. While mostly affecting preterm neonates, full-term neonates, especially those with congenital heart disease, are also at risk.

The FDA recently granted orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations to Infinant Health for a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, the company ...

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 ...

An Illinois appeals court said on Tuesday that thousands of lawsuits claiming baby formula made by Abbott Laboratories and a ...

Our lives changed forever one quiet Sunday afternoon when Micah’s health rapidly deteriorated, and he was diagnosed with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease I had never heard of and knew ...

"It seemed like he was uncomfortable." Doctors diagnosed Chance with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC, pronounced "neck"), a devastating illness of the intestines that primarily affects premature ...

Rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis were not different versus those who did not receive probiotics. Incidence of probiotic sepsis was rare. Use of probiotics in neonatal units ...

Octavia Patton-Ashley is suing Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson, alleging their formula contributed to her son’s death from necrotizing enterocolitis, a condition where part of the intestine ...