Katie Chetta
@Chetta_milk_lab
Neonatologist, Physician-Scientist, Christian, wife, mom of two, & expert in preemie nutrition, human milk outcomes, necrotizing enterocolitis
Could prolonged human milk storage affect the gut health of very preterm infants? Stumbling upon a novel risk factor in the complex etiology of necrotizing enterocolitis in the neonatal care unit... Donor human milk storage and gastrointestinal morbidities in preterm infants:…
The 2026 recipient of the @ASIPath Marilyn G. Farquhar Early Career Award for Exceptional Achievement in the Advancement of Women in Experimental Pathology is Dr. Melinda A. Engevik, Assistant Professor at @MedUnivSC! loom.ly/yKCTX6o #MeritoriousAwards #WomeninPathology
FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals....but now making up citations. - CNN This is not news! Researchers/public using AI, even supposed 'top' models (Grok4),that query pubmed/researchgate/nature etc/...be VERY careful to always check…
Do not, under any circumstances, do this. 😆
Ask o3 Pro: “Based on everything you know about me, reason + predict what the next 50 years of my life will look like.”
I am suddenly seeing a lot more science, reason, colleague awards, and normalcy on my timeline. Not sure what happened but I am here for it.
Today, @NIH announced a new policy to cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their work publicly accessible. This reflects our broader effort to restore public trust in public health by creating an open, honest, and transparent research atmosphere.…
As we celebrate the birth of our country, I want to announce the birth of a neonatal nutrition-focused society! medicine.yale.edu/pediatrics/new… @crmartin90 @AmyHairMD @chetta_milk_lab @YalePediatrics @mistygoodlab @alokapatelmd @catybuck @dt_robinson_md
Just published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: "Donor human milk storage and gastrointestinal morbidities in preterm infants: A case‐control study". aspenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jp…
Dear @RobertKennedyJr and @elonmusk, the @US_FDA banned all life-saving probiotic brands, even those identified as safe in clinical trials, from all US NICUs last year. Let’s make preterm babies healthy again too. I have a solution. Please DM. #neoebm #nec #preemies
Probiotics are healthy, natural, and generally safe for even extremely preterm infants. Also, probiotics lower mortality. Please advise. @US_FDA @RFK_JR_
Effectiveness and Risks of Probiotics in Preterm Infants publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art… Probiotics used in Canadian NICUs were associated with reduced mortality independent of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis. Probiotic sepsis was rare, with scarce fatal cases.
In the slimmest, most remote chance this might be seen: Please @VPrasadMDMPH , allow safe probiotics back to US NICUs to help preterm infants, your first act! One letter from CBERs stopped probiotics cold on September 23, 2023. Then, CBERs banned the distribution of European…
necsociety.org/education/sout… Congratulations to the @NECsociety! Here in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, we are reaching breakthroughs in the pathophysiology and treatment of NEC by participating in the nationwide collaborative in the NEC…
>2500 have joined course on Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants Please RT Course is FREE for 4-week trial period following registration but upgrade with CPD certification available Parents, donor milk, nutrient recommend, feeding, growth, case study futurelearn.com/courses/espgha…
Challenge strongly held beliefs! COLD MILK for Uncoordinated Oral Feeding [Dysphagic adults cold stimulates pharyngeal receptor] n=26 preterm RCT: room temp v cold milk No difference milk transfer rate Improved Infant-Driven Feeding Scale (p = 0.001) mdpi.com/3286072
Thank you @AmyHairMD @BCMNeonatal @TexasChildrens !! 💙💛🩵
Today is #NECAwarenessDay. Thankful for our group of NEC researchers at @BCMNeonatal and @TexasChildrens that are working together to build a 🌎 without NEC!! @NECsociety @PremkumarMH_Neo @MohanPammi @kreber101