Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping.

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/23 5:01P GINA KOLATA

Injections of bone cement into fractured vertebrae fail to relieve pain any more than a placebo does, researchers found.

Fried Foods Tied to Heart Disease in Women

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/23 11:30A NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Women who ate fried fish or fried chicken once a week or more had an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

How to Stop Rogue Gene-Editing of Human Embryos? Scientists Differ

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/23 11:23A PAM BELLUCK

Some U.S. researchers knew of a Chinese scientist’s intentions to implant edited embryos but were unable to stop him. Now scientific institutions are trying to devise global safeguards.

Even Modest Blood Pressure Elevation in Young Adults May Take a Toll on the Brain

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/23 9:00A NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Elevated blood pressure under age 40 is associated with reduced brain volume.

Nurse Charged With Sexual Assault of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth, Police Say

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/23 5:41A MATTHEW HAAG

The Phoenix Police Department said that DNA taken from Nathan Sutherland, 36, a nurse at Hacienda HealthCare, matched that of a boy who was born in December.

Phys Ed: Even a 20-Second Exercise ‘Snack’ Can Improve Fitness

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/22 10:00P GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

As little as 20 seconds of brisk stair climbing, done several times a day, might be enough to increase aerobic fitness.

in her words: What Is Toxic Masculinity?

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/22 9:30A MAYA SALAM

The concept has been around forever. But suddenly, the term seems to be everywhere.

Allergic to Penicillin? You May Not Be

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/22 8:58A RONI CARYN RABIN

Nineteen out of 20 people who have been told they are allergic to penicillin are not truly allergic to the drug.

V.A. Wait Times Now Shorter Than for Private Doctors

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/22 6:04A NICHOLAS BAKALAR

By 2017, mean wait time at V.A. hospitals had gone down 17.7 days, while rising to 29.8 for private practitioners.

To Fight Fatty Liver, Avoid Sugary Foods and Drinks

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/22 4:00A ANAHAD O’CONNOR

Children with fatty liver disease sharply reduced the amount of fat and inflammation in their livers by cutting soft drinks, fruit juices and foods with added sugars.

Doctors: Can a Nice Doctor Make Treatments More Effective?

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 10:00P LAUREN C. HOWE and KARI LEIBOWIT

Connecting with patients doesn’t just make them think someone cares. It can make a difference for health outcomes.

ScienceTake: How Ants Sniff Out the Right Path

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 7:30P JAMES GORMAN

They may seem like automatons, but ants are surprisingly sophisticated in their navigational strategies.

Scientists Are Teaching the Body to Accept New Organs

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 7:30P GINA KOLATA

Patients receiving new kidneys and livers must take damaging anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Now researchers hope to train the immune system instead of just tamping it down.

Trump Proposals Could Increase Health Costs for Consumers

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 12:03P ROBERT PEAR

President Trump says he wants to reduce drug prices, but some patients could face higher out-of-pocket costs for medicines and other goods and services.

TAKE a Number: A Rising Threat to Pregnant Women: Syphilis

NYTimes.com (Health) 1/21 3:37A NICHOLAS BAKALAR

The S.T.D. has gained ground among all women in the U.S., including those who are expecting.