You can make the difference on Christmas for a child in need  Corpus Christi Caller-TimesChristmas is only days away. Will you be the one who steps up to help a low-income child have a holiday?

Organ transplant recipients share donor stories at Palisades Center  The Journal News | LoHud.comOrgan transplant recipients visit the Palisades Center in West Nyack days before Christmas to share information about their precious gift.

In ‘minor miracle,’ Okotoks toddler survives eight-week wait for critical organ transplant  Toronto Star

Lukah Mitchell, a 1-year-old child from Okotoks, Alta., underwent a successful multivisceral surgery on Dec. 16, replacing several important organs after waiting …

Kidney transplant: how Trump could encourage donations  Vox

If you’re an American, when you donate your kidney — either to a loved one, as most donors do, or to a stranger, as I did — you pay nothing for the medical side …

Doctor: Growing number of obese Utahns need to worry about fatty liver disease  Deseret NewsNonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a growing concern for Utahns, as obesity rates continue to climb, according to one Intermountain Medical Center ph…

News Briefs | Local News | newburyportnews.com  The Daily News of NewburyportLibrary listsholiday hours. Newburyport Public Library will be closed Sunday, Dec. 23, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. The library will be open from 9 a.m. …

“I beg you – underestimate us”  Forward Kentucky

Nema Brewer has a message for anybody who thinks the November election means teachers are political paper tigers heading into next year’s governor’s race.

Blood drive Dec. 27 at The Kentucky Blood Center | News  Richmond RegisterThe need for blood and blood donors doesn’t slow down during the winter. Cancer treatments, premature births, car accidents, blood diseases and surgeries …

Goodfellows donors list, Dec. 22 | Goodfellows  Omaha World-HeraldContributions reported today of $14893.11 bring the Goodfellows tally to $419782.75.