You've probably heard about the extremely popular antibiotic known as "Bactrim," which is used to treat all kinds of ailments from acne to urinary tract infections. But two local physicians recently figured out - that for some teenagers - the common prescription can lead to devastating reactions, including death.

Zei Uwadia made national headlines in 2018 when she walked the halls of Children's Mercy Kansas City while on life support. All told, she spent more than six months connected to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine while battling a mysterious lung ailment. That work focuses on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, more commonly known as Bactrim

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was linked to severe respiratory distress syndrome in five previously healthy teens, two of whom died.