Nationwide Children’s Research Aimed at Protecting Preemies from Devastating Intestinal Disease

Josh Bell was born two months sooner than expected, and like so many premature infants, he developed a life-threatening disease attacking the intestine, known as necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC. View his story, and see how pediatric surgeon, Gail Besner, MD, and her team of researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are leading the way toward the development of what they hope will be a cure for this devastating disease.