Private Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Blog

Hospital autopsy services are disappearing, and pathology chairs feel the loss every week. Staff are stretched thin, morgue space is limited, and...

Quick answers What it is: an exam of the baby, placenta, and cord to learn why the baby died. Who decides: the legal next of kin, usually the...

Both brain donation and a private brain-only autopsy can confirm a dementia diagnosis after death. Donation sends findings mainly to a research...

A family hears that their loved one died of sepsis in the hospital, and the explanation sounds final. Yet many families begin to ask one question:...

A fentanyl death certificate rarely tells the full story. It lists a cause and a manner of death, but not how investigators got there, and it does...

Losing a loved one is hard enough without an insurance company adding to the pain. Many families learn too late about this problem. A private...

A family buries a parent. The nursing home says the death was natural. Weeks later, a phone call comes in. Or a gap turns up in the medical records....

More families are asking about a private autopsy before finalizing burial or cremation plans. Handling a funeral home private autopsy request well...

Losing a loved one to an asbestos related illness is hard. It gets harder when you also have to prove what caused the death. Many families learn...

A wave of public brain donation stories in 2026 has renewed interest in a quiet family decision. One story involved a former NFL player. After his...