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• Feeding Newborns Infant Formula May Increase Food Allergy Risks: Study

  March 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Newborns fed infant formula during the first three days of life are more than twice as likely to develop food allergies than those fed only breast milk, researchers warn.

• Medical Device Shortages Pose a Serious Risk for Pediatric Patients: FDA

  January 21, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued warnings about the potential impact of medical device shortages on pediatric patients, who often cannot use adult-sized devices as substitutes, which was highlighted by supply chain problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• FDA Finds New Drager Neonatal Incubators Do Not Release Harmful Chemicals

  January 4, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has determined that new Drager neonatal incubators do not carry the same chemical risks as older models by other companies.

• Teething Wafers Class Action Lawsuit Refiled Over Toxic Metals in Kroger’s Simple Truth Organic Rice Rusks

  December 12, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of parents have refiled a teething wafers class action lawsuit against major retailers, such as Kroger and Harris Teeter, saying they sold baby food products that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals.

• Newborn Syphilis Rates Increasing Due to Failure to Test and Treat Mothers During Pregnancy: CDC

  November 14, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CDC warns that hospitals are failing to test and treat pregnant mothers for syphilis, which has resulted in skyrocketing rates of the sexually transmitted disease among U.S. newborns.

• Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants Face Increased Sepsis Risk: Study

  November 1, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study links very low birth weight and premature birth to an increased risk of potentially deadly sepsis infections among infants.

• Antibiotic, Heartburn Drug Use During Pregnancy and Infancy May Increase Risk of Digestive Problems: Study

  October 31, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that antibiotic and heartburn drug use during pregnancy and infancy can increase the risk of serious digestive problems.

• Prenatal Exposure to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Weight Gain Later in Life, Study Warns

  October 27, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links exposure to PFAS and other endocrine disruptors in the womb to rapid weight gain later in life.

• FDA Declares Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend Infant Formula an Unapproved Drug Product in Abbott Warning Letter

  October 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has sent a warning letter to Abbott Laboratories, calling its SImilac Probiotic Tri-Blend infant formula an unadulterated drug which contains unsafe ingredients and is being illegally marketed.

• FDA Issues Safety Recommendations for GE Neonatal Incubators Linked to Formaldehyde Emissions

  October 17, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is instructing hospitals how to safely use some GE Healthcare neonatal incubators which have been linked to potentially harmful formaldehyde emissions.