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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

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NEC 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…

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NEC 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…

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Forever 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…

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NEC 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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