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NEC Society Statement on FDA Warning
Click to read our full two-page statement Context: The FDA recently issued communications regarding the use of probiotics in neonates: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-raises-concerns-about-probiotic-products-sold-use-hospitalized-preterm-infants https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/abbott-laboratories-669353-10242023 https://www.fda.gov/media/172606/download https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/infinant-health-inc-formerly-evolve-biosystems-inc-667715-09282023
Read MoreNEC Symposium Executive Summary- Now Available!
We’re thrilled to announce the 2023 NEC Symposium will take place in San Diego, CA at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort! Registration will open in the coming months. If you complete this form, we’ll send you a calendar invite for August…
Read MoreNEC Biorepository
The NEC Biorepository, a groundbreaking effort to accelerate NEC research, has now enrolled nearly 300 babies! The goal of the biorepository (biobank) is to help fragile newborn babies by improving our understanding of the disease necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). A biorepository is a research facility…
Read MoreForever Our Little One – a storybook for bereaved families
Davis, CA – Mother-daughter duo Jennifer Canvasser and Leslie Napolitano have published Forever Our Little One, a storybook for bereaved families. Jennifer is the executive director of the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society, which she founded after her son Micah tragically…
Read MoreNEC Society Nurse Ambassadors
The NEC Society is thrilled to launch our Nurse Ambassadors for a World Without NEC! Click HERE for more information.
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