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    Gambia lawmakers refer the debate on female genital cutting to more committee discussions

    An attempt to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting in Gambia was sent for further committee discussions by lawmakers on Monday. Gambian activists fear the passage of the bill would overturn years of work to better protect girls and women. The legislation was referred to a national committee for further debate and could return to a vote in the weeks and months ahead.

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    U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami

    The nation's top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program asks arriving international passengers to volunteer to have their noses swabbed and answer questions about their travel. The program operates at six airports and on Tuesday, the CDC said it was adding two more — Chicago’s O’Hare and Miami.

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  • PoliticsAssociated Press

    White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige

    The White House on Monday lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses, bringing to an end the last coronavirus prevention protocol at the White House. The White House said the change aligns its policies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The White House testing protocol was instituted shortly after the pandemic began in 2020 when former President Donald Trum

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

    Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses. In case you’ve lost track: Before Friday, all Americans, including school children, were supposed to stay home for at least five days if they had COVID-19 and then mask for a set period of time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, with COVID deaths and hospitalizations dropping, the CDC says children can

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  • HealthYahoo Life

    The CDC has dropped its 5-day COVID isolation guidelines. Here's why — and what's changed.

    People who have COVID-19 will no longer be expected to isolate themselves for five days.

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  • HealthAssociated Press

    COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

    Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever. The change comes at a time when COVID-19 is no longer the public health menace it once was.

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  • HealthAFP News

    More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet

    More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by the Lancet medical journal.But he said that in most countries there are more people suffering from obesity than being under-weight, which the study said had fallen since 1990.

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