NEC SocietyCategory: News
NEC Awareness Day (May 17)
As the COVID-19 crisis rages, we know that babies are still developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). While many of our events have been canceled, we hope you’ll join us as we recognize World NEC Awareness Day on May 17. NEC is…
Read MoreNEC Society Expands Board of Directors
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society is proud to welcome Jolene Jacobs, MBA and Susan Perez, PhD, MPH to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors oversees the NEC Society’s operations, projects, and research, while working to ensure they align…
Read MoreNICHD Director to Keynote NEC Symposium
The NEC Society is honored to announce that Dr. Diana Bianchi will serve as the opening keynote speaker for the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Symposium. Dr. Bianchi is the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and…
Read MoreNEC Society Receives $450,000 Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society is one of 30 patient-led organizations to become part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Rare As One Network. The Rare As One Network aims to support patient communities in accelerating research and driving progress in…
Read MoreHow to Optimize the Use of Mother’s Own Milk in the NICU
Written by Dr. Meg Parker, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine In the NICU, mother’s breast milk is medicine for very premature infants. Mother’s breast milk has a multitude of nutritional and immune…
Read More2019 Year in Review
Thanks to our generous community of supporters, in 2019 the NEC Society brought us closer to a world without necrotizing enterocolitis. Over the last year, we’ve engaged thousands of diverse stakeholders from around the globe. Together, we’ve launched research projects,…
Read MoreA Story of Hope
Written by Dr. Ana Ruzic Do, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Kentucky For anyone who cared for Connor and his family during his 6-month NICU stay, he is the very definition of hope. Prior to meeting Connor and…
Read MoreWhat Is It like to Be Born Too Soon?
Written by Jennifer Canvasser, MSWFounder and Director of the NEC Society Despite me being healthy and doing everything “right,” my twins were born at 27 weeks gestation, about 90 days before their due date. I didn’t even make it into…
Read MoreNEC Society and Cincinnati Children’s Announce the NEC Symposium
The NEC Society is honored to partner with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to present the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Symposium, April 13-16, 2021 at The Westin Cincinnati. The NEC Society is the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on the prevention…
Read MoreHuman Milk Use Before Heart Surgery is Associated with a Lower Risk of NEC in Infants with CHD
Written by Jasmeet Kataria-Hale, MD and Amy Hair, MD Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that primarily affects babies born prematurely or with a medical condition. NEC is likely caused by many factors, with the lack of blood…
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