Until recently, few people had heard of Social Security’s Death Master File (DMF). But since the revelations about Elon Musk’s DOGE plan to weaponize the DMF, the database has become notorious. What should you know about it?
If you’ve recently tried to find out what happened to someone from your past (and who hasn’t?), an online search
On February 12, Brianna Mohr, a healthy and athletic 21-year-old hiker was found on an Adirondack mountain after freezing to
Who signs a death certificate depends: was the death due to natural causes or not? Where did the person die? What’s the state law?
Undetermined means the manner of death remains a mystery until the coroner has more information — which may never happen.
The cause of death is the specific underlying disease or injury that initiated the chain of events leading to the death.
The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. All death investigators and certifiers should understand the importance of the pregnancy checkbox on the death certificate.
