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 ...

World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz, who made his name in Detroit and sat on the first of two government committees to review President John F. Kennedy's assassination, died Sunday at ...

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 ...

Who would have ever thought that a book about the dead would hold so much weight for the living? But forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal's new book, ...

"While that is part of our role, the scope of forensic pathology goes far beyond autopsy examinations," Dr. Folkerth continued. "In addition to performing the final diagnostic evaluation of a person ...

The United States is experiencing a shortage of medical examiners. Like everything else, this ongoing problem has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the opioid ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Families have been left waiting for answers as coroners and medical examiners across the state are being pushed to the brink. Statewide, many offices are handling a record ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Parish is searching for a new forensic pathologist. That’s someone who specializes in determining the cause and manner of death. An ad for the position is running ...

Rob Moritz, a former reporter who covered Arkansas politics for Stephens Media and now teaches journalism at the University of Central Arkansas, came to "Dr. Alan R. Moritz and Forensic Pathology: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wayne Country Chief medical Examiner Werner Spitz calls intense cross-examination "What you work for. It's a battle of the minds." ...