Health Calendar  Bloomington PantagraphParkinson Support Group of the Heartland; 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Shannon’s Five Star Restaurant, Bloomington; annual Christmas luncheon; 309-212-6834.

‘Friends 2’ Help India scripts success story in blood donation  Punjab News ExpressCHANDIGARH: In the era of startups, where everybody has been following a fashion of doing something new, Tanuj Goel, a student of BA final of government …

Tax credits aren’t enough to relieve burden of organ donation  Baltimore SunA new Maryland law seeks to encourage organ donation by offering up to $7500 in tax credits. Unfortunately, studies show such breaks don’t boost donor …

Tax credits aren’t enough to relieve burden of organ donation  Baltimore SunA new Maryland law seeks to encourage organ donation by offering up to $7500 in tax credits. Unfortunately, studies show such breaks don’t boost donor …

Callous priest used teen’s funeral to preach against suicide  PatheosA Michigan couple have called for the removal of a Catholic priest who used their son’s funeral to preach against suicide. Instead of delivering the homily the …

Michael and his 3 parents: The first open adoption babies come of age  Yahoo NewsIn 1998, a woman chose a family to be the adopted parents for her son, Michael. Almost 20 years later he got in touch with Lisa Belkin, who wrote an article …

Guests at wedding sign up for stem cell donation  The MoveefyNAGPUR: Every couple want their wedding to be unique, something that guests will remember for a long time. And that indeed was the case with Dr V Niranjani …

My Father Needed a Liver. Did It Have to Be From Me?  New York Times

KOLKATA, India — In the spring I found myself in the position of being my father’s potential liver donor. Although he had steadfastly refused a transplant, he had …