Thousands of women were murdered as witches in past centuries. Today’s violence against women echoes yesterday’s witch hunts.
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Coroners and Medical Examiners in America
Many people, including voters, reporters, and crime writers, still confuse coroners with medical examiners. Wherever you live in America, if you die a violent or unexpected death, one of these two will investigate. At least one-third of Americans live in counties where they choose (elect) their own coroner. Everyone else either lives in a medical…
Heat-Related Mortality: How to Measure Heat Doom
If we don’t know the extent of a problem, we can’t or won’t do much to fix it. That’s what’s going on with heat-related mortality. Until we know how many people are dying of heat exposure and who they are, most government officials and policymakers can and will ignore the existential danger of extreme heat….