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October 3, 2022September 22, 2024

Cause of Death

The cause of death is the specific underlying disease or injury that initiated the chain of events leading to the death.

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September 19, 2022January 29, 2023

Private Autopsies

September 19, 2022 Private Autopsies Private autopsies are a fast-growing and lucrative sideline for many pathologists. Enter ‘private autopsy’ in the search bar of your favorite browser, and it will return a slew of websites. Almost all are advertising their availability for autopsy services. Some are national, some regional, some will come to your funeral…

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September 5, 2022September 6, 2022

Medicolegal Investigation of Drug Deaths

The opioid epidemic combined with a shortage of forensic pathologists is affecting the medicolegal investigation of drug deaths.

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Christina VandePol is a writer, physician, and former coroner. She has authored articles on medicolegal death investigation and its intersection with public health, medicine, and justice.

Recent Posts

  • Interpreting Postmortem Toxicology Reports
  • Death and Politics: Electing Qualified Coroners
  • A Coroner’s Posts on COVID-19 in April 2020
  • Private Autopsies in 2025
  • DMORT: Past, Present, Future

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