Tag: Vitamin K shots

  • Doctors Warn More Newborns Are Missing A Shot That Could Prevent Deadly Bleeding

    Doctors Warn More Newborns Are Missing A Shot That Could Prevent Deadly Bleeding

    A growing number of parents are refusing a routine injection given to newborns, and doctors are warning that the consequences could be devastating. New research has linked declining vitamin K injections with a sharp increase in potentially life-threatening bleeding among infants in the United States. The findings have raised fresh concerns among pediatricians, particularly because…