The legal battles have raised questions about the science of feeding preterm infants and the responsibilities of U.S. regulators when it comes to the safety of formula products. The lawsuits have ...

The third case was heard in St. Louis last month, with jurors declining to find either formula company liable for damages. The legal battles have raised questions about the science of feeding preterm ...

To Dioselina Salto, the first two weeks of motherhood were amazing, even though she spent much of it in the hospital after her daughter was born prematurely. She visited her daughter Janelle twice ...

Advancements in neonatal care have greatly improved the survival rates of preterm infants, yet long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes remain a significant concern. While very preterm and ...

in damages to the mother of a premature baby who died of NEC after being fed its Enfamil baby formula. 'There are still plenty of outstanding cases so this issue will not go away for Reckitt ...

The ruling by a Missouri state court jury is a rare legal win for Abbott Laboratories, maker of Similac formula, and Reckitt, ...

Advt NEC almost exclusively affects premature infants and has an estimated mortality rate of more than 20%. After the verdict and the "overwhelming societal support of infant formula, we think its ...

Abbott said in July it may have to pull Similac for premature infants off shelves if juries ... was the first time jurors weighed allegations about both Abbott’s Similac formula and Reckitt’s Enfamil ...

The Whitfield family legal case was just one of many still pending relating to the necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) disease.

"The decision reinforces what we, the medical community and regulatory bodies have said: that preterm infant nutrition products are safe," Abbott said in a statement. Mead Johnson said the verdict ...