Man takes sister’s exhumed body to bank in bid to get to her money, bank says

New Delhi — An Indian man dug up his sister’s body and carried it to a bank branch to prove she was dead after being refused access to her account without a death certificate, the lender says. Jitu Munda, from a constitutionally recognized tribal community in the eastern state of Odisha, went to an Indian … Read more

Scientist whose mother and sisters died of ALS complications hopes experimental treatment will save his life

Jeff Vierstra’s mother and two sisters all died following complications from ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, but the scientist and skier is hoping an experimental treatment and the first known attempt to prevent the neurodegenerative disease can help save his life. Vierstra was only two years old when his mother died. All her siblings also … Read more