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.

The legislation will impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, giant companies like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts that oversee prescription drug benefits.Executives at the largest pharmacy benefit managers testified before a congressional committee in 2023.

The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.Between 2016 and 2020, about 3,700 patients 18 years old and younger have undergone gender transition surgery, mostly for breast removal, according to a JAMA study.

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.Recent studies have suggested that between 5 and 10 percent of young people who had undergone gender-affirming care later decided to detransition.

The N.F.L. claims Guardian Caps reduce the risk of concussions. The company that makes them says, “It has nothing to do with concussions.”Guardian Sports, the company that makes Guardian Caps, says more than half a million athletes at all levels now wear the helmet enhancements.