Forensic pathologists, or medical examiners, are specially trained physicians who examine the bodies of people who died suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently. A forensic pathology practitioner will ...

Forensic pathology has taken hold of conversations as numerous questions arose with the death of 23-year-old flight attendant Christine Dacera, who was found lifeless at a Makati hotel room on New ...

Most scientists and doctors in the coronavirus crisis are working to save the living. Those in the field of forensic pathology, however, focus on the dead. Ahmad Samarji, a Lebanon-based scholar of ...

This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study will examine the handing of deaths in custody by the medicolegal death investigation system in the United States. It will consider ...

Demonstrate uncompromising respect for human remains and foster this attitude among other personnel. Demonstrate suitable diagnostic skills using both gross and microscopic materials from cases ...

The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office provides death investigation for Jefferson County, Alabama, including Birmingham, the state’s largest city. The pathologists in the office are full ...

Early in her career, Susan Ely helped put a serial killer behind bars. It was the late 1990s, and she was working as a fellow at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) of the City of New York.

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study ...

The forensic pathology industry is facing a workforce shortage. These are the men and women who determine how and why a death happens. They are being overwhelmed, and the pandemic has only made things ...

In every credible justice system, truth is not assumed. It is demonstrated through verifiable scientific evidence. Courts ...