Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal emergency, particularly for the premature babies who are the individuals primarily at risk for this disease of the intestines. When NEC ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal inflammatory disease that can affect premature or otherwise medically fragile infants during their first weeks and months of life. Upon ...

The intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis is a leading cause of death among premature infants born in the U.S. and across the globe. Characterized by excessive inflammation that can cause ...

(WISH) — Almost 400,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the United States. The smaller they are, the more medical problems they can have, including one very dangerous complication that kills ...

Baby formula manufacturers are facing multiple lawsuits related to their Similac and Enfamil formulas.(Getty Images) Parents of premature infants have filed lawsuits against the makers of popular baby ...

Totality of Evidence Demonstrates Meaningful Reductions in Both Medical and Surgical NEC for Very Low Birth Weight Infants ...

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 ...

Researchers from the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia have identified what makes some strains of gut bacteria life-threatening in pre-term babies. The findings will help identify and ...