An Illinois appeals court said on Tuesday that thousands of lawsuits claiming baby formula made by Abbott Laboratories and a Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary causes a dangerous disease in preterm infants ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a life-threatening condition marked by the death of intestinal tissue, affecting preterm infants. It occurs when the intestinal lining becomes inflamed and begins ...

Judge allows expert testimony in infant formula cases Hundreds of cases against Abbott and Reckitt Benckiser Judge sides with Abbott in first federal case slated for trial U.S. District Judge ...

The financing will be primarily used to support the advancement of the Company's clinical stage program for the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis We are grateful for the continued support of ...

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 ...

Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent study published in Advances in Neonatal Care found fewer cases of the potentially fatal intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among very ...

Doctors told Salto that Janelle had developed a life-threatening intestinal disease called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC. Janelle underwent more than half a dozen surgeries over the course of ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis, characterized by intestinal necrosis and significant morbidity and mortality, is a devastating condition affecting premature infants. Despite advances in neonatal care ...

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 ...

Gill alleges in the lawsuit that her premature infant child developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) as a result of being fed Abbott’s products for premature babies. NEC, which causes the death ...

"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 ...