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WHO · Jun 23, 2026

WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children. A new WHO report, Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects , identifies newborn screening as an important opportunity to accelerate progress in child survival. Many conditions can be successfully treated if identified early after birth. These include congenital hypothyroidism, sickle-cell disease, hearing impairment and some…

FDA Enforcement · Jun 17, 2026

Device recall: Allia IGS 3 Pulse angiographic X-ray system

GE HealthCare has become aware of a potential issue affecting an electrical cable on certain IGS systems equipped with Gaia generators. This issue could lead to a risk of electrical shock to service personnel performing installation, maintenance, or troubleshooting activities inside the C-FRT cabinet while power is ON. — GE Medical Systems, LLC · Class II · Ongoing

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