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January 26, 2025January 30, 2025

DMORT: Past, Present, Future

What is DMORT? The acronym DMORT stands for Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. DMORT is part of the federal National Disaster Medical System within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Once the President declares a major federal disaster or a Governor declares a state disaster, coroners and medical examiners faced with a…

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December 22, 2024December 22, 2024

Top Ten Holiday Gifts for a Coroner

Wondering what to get your favorite coroner for the holidays? I was, and I didn’t find much guidance on the internet except a couple of the big shopping websites (you know who they are so I’m not feeding the beasts by linking…) Missing was a top ten list of holiday gifts for a Coroner! Go…

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November 24, 2024November 24, 2024

Witch Hunts and Femicides

Thousands of women were murdered as witches in past centuries. Today’s violence against women echoes yesterday’s witch hunts.

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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.

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