Coroner and medical examiner offices across the country are short on staff. Many cannot fill open pathologist jobs. This is the forensic pathologist...

Research institutions need a steady supply of tissue, bone, fluid, and DNA. But that supply is shrinking. Hospital autopsy rates keep falling....

When a pregnancy ends in loss, parents face a decision they never expected. Should they allow a fetal autopsy? This choice usually comes within...

When someone dies and the cause is not immediately clear, families and attorneys need answers. Postmortem toxicology testing is the tool they turn...

A coroner's office or medical examiner sometimes closes a case too fast. The ruling may not match what the family already knows. A second opinion...

A doctor delivers the news, and the family hears the word "Alzheimer's." They try to make sense of years of confusion, memory loss, and slow...

A loved one has passed away. The death came after years of working around asbestos. Now the family wants answers and accountability. A mesothelioma...

A family loses someone they love. The hospital issues a cause-of-death ruling. The explanation seems incomplete. The timeline raises questions. And...

A loved one dies in a hospital. The cause of death feels unclear. The family then learns the hospital will not perform an autopsy. Many families do...

When a family loses someone to mesothelioma, grief comes first. Seeking justice follows close behind. Surviving family members want to file a...