Probiotics use tied to Reduced Mortality in Preterm Infants: Study Dr Riya Dave17 Feb 2025 3:15 PMAccording to a Canadian retrospective cohort study the use of probiotics in neonatal units was associated with decreased mortality in preterm and...
Probiotic LGG reduces the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, study finds Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Aug 2024 2:30 AMIn a recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of researchers assessed the strain-specific effects of LGG in...
First trial against Abbott over premature infant formula commences in Missouri Ruchika Sharma11 July 2024 10:30 AMIn a legal battle, the first trial against Abbott, the maker of Similac baby formula, commenced on Tuesday amidst allegations that its formula for...
Timing of RBC transfusions linked to necrotizing enterocolitis risk in premature infants, reveals JAMA study Medha Baranwal18 May 2024 3:00 AMUSA: Premature infants face a myriad of health challenges, among which necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) stands out as a particularly concerning...
Necrotizing enterocolitis common in third week after birth among very preterm, low birthweight infants Aditi11 Sept 2023 2:30 PMNecrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal medical/surgical emergency occurring in neonates. Focal intestinal perforation...
Probiotics beneficial for newborns with very low birth weight but fail to prevent sepsis, mortality: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 May 2023 4:30 AMUSA: A study of 307,000 neonates with very low birth weights showed a slow increase in adopting routine probiotics from 2012 to 2019 in neonatal ICUs,...
COVID in Newborns Linked to Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk: study Dr. Shravani Dali19 May 2022 3:30 AMCOVID in Newborns Linked With Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery The...
Three hourly feeds decrease hypoglycemia risk and feed intolerance in very low birthweight neonates Dr. Nandita Mohan28 Jan 2022 3:30 AMResearchers have found in a new study that three hourly feeding does not increase the risk of hypoglycemia, necrotizing enterocolitis or...
Bifidobacterium infantis treatment reduces risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm babies Medical Dialogues Editorial Team22 Jan 2022 3:30 AMUSA: In a recent trial of 483 very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns, Joseph Tobias and colleagues discovered that B. infantis EVC001 treatment was...
Stool biomarkers may help predict necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 Sept 2021 2:15 AMThe lipocalin-2 and calprotectin can efficiently predict necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature neonates, suggests a study published in the...
Hypoxia tied to necrotizing enterocolitis in near term infants with CHD: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan28 Jan 2021 1:45 AMResearcher have recently found a hypoxic/ischemic pathophysiology of necrotizing enterocolitis in near term CHD infants, with lower Apgar scores, more...
Thrombin inhibition may protect against Necrotizing enterocolitis Hina Zahid10 May 2020 11:15 AMTAMPA, Fla. --Researchers have found that Thrombin inhibition may provide protection against Necrotizing enterocolitis in a new study.The...
