Health Headlines for Friday, January 6
How exercising regularly could save you up to $2,500 a year
USA Today
For those pushing exercise to the side, there may be a good reason to rethink giving the gym another chance.
Parental obesity may be tied to developmental delays in kids
Reuters
Kids born to obese parents may be more likely to experience certain developmental delays early in childhood, a recent study suggests.
Room for improvement when young diabetics transition away from pediatricians
Reuters
A survey of young patients with type 1 diabetes shows that the process of transitioning away from care by pediatricians could be improved.
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York names new president
Buffalo Business First
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has recruited a new president from a Manhattan-based foundation.
For seniors, having a partner helps cut hip fracture risk
Reuters
Research from Spain confirms that senior women are three times more likely than their male peers to fracture a hip but also finds risk factors differ for men and women.
Democrats Appeal for Compromise: Alter, but Don’t Gut, the Health Law
New York Times
With Republican leaders pressing to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, possibly within weeks, moderate Senate Democrats reached out on Thursday to Republicans, appealing for them to slow down the repeal efforts and let lawmakers try to find acceptable, bipartisan changes to make the existing law work better.