The company said that the site would close indefinitely and that it would permanently stop making liverwurst. Union officials said the plant’s 500 workers would be given severance and offered relocation. By Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth
Some treatments and procedures become routine despite lacking strong evidence to show that they’re beneficial. Recent studies have called a few into question. By Paula Span
A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not tested, and the cause of the illness is unknown. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes
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The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak. By Stephanie Nolen
This Chatbot Pulls People Away From Conspiracy Theories In a new study, many people doubted or abandoned false beliefs after a short conversation with the DebunkBot. By Teddy Rosenbluth
Elevated Lead Levels Found in One-Third of Cinnamon Samples Consumer Reports found lead in a variety of products, at a time when federal regulators are seeking authority from Congress to combat the problem of heavy metals in foods. By Christina Jewett
Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now Americans are already turning to A.I. for health information in large numbers, new research suggests. By Teddy Rosenbluth
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Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable Fatalities spiked 71 percent last year, far outpacing the 13 percent rise in cases, the World Health Organization said. By Stephanie Nolen
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Doctors Give Black Women Unneeded C-Sections to Fill Operating Rooms, Study Suggests Healthy Black women with low risk factors were far more likely to get C-sections than white women with similar medical histories, a large new study found. By Sarah Kliff
