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Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies

Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies

Philip Sunshine, a Stanford University physician who played an important role in establishing neonatology as a medical specialty, revolutionizing the care of premature and critically ill newborns who previously had little chance of survival, died on April 5 at his home in Cupertino, Calif. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his daughter Diana Sunshine. Before Dr. Sunshine and …

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He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.

He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.

The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies. Kyle A. Diamantas joined the F.D.A. last month to lead the food division, leaving the law firm Jones Day, which has …

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