Timef 02/04/2026
- In a Mississippi Bayou, Venezuelan Oil Is Already Big. And Could Get Bigger. nytimes.com2026-02-04 18:00:47
The U.S. claim on Venezuela’s oil means even more of it could come to a huge Chevron refinery. Neighbors worried about pollution want the company to buy their homes.
- Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19 nytimes.com2026-02-04 07:56:00
The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.
- Woman Wins Malpractice Suit Over Gender Surgery as a Minor nytimes.com2026-02-04 05:00:41
In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards.
- ‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear nytimes.com2026-02-04 00:18:49
Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after the U.S. cut aid.
