The Boyd Circuit Court jury awarded $6.2 million to the family of an infant who died in the King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) Emergency Room in 2010 for alleged negligence.
The jury found that Dr. John P. Short, osteopath, and his...
FDA Cautions about Use of SimplyThick for Infants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first issued a warning in May 2011 that SimplyThick, a thickening agent, should not be fed to premature infants due to the possibility that it may cause necrolitzing enterocolitis (NEC), a...
FDA Warns: Do Not Use Pain Reliever for Teething
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Thursday against using a lidocaine solution as a pain reliever on teething babies’ gums, saying it could cause deaths and serious injuries in infants and toddlers.
The agency will require a...