One in three stillbirths goes unexplained, leaving parents desperate for information. Many doctors don’t perform autopsies or tests that could offer insight. By Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica Published Dec ...

If you've ever watched CSI, you know that the job of a pathologist can be just as important and interesting as being a hotshot detective. Official U.S. government statistics claim that there were ...

About 60 pregnancies per day in the U.S. end in stillbirth. One major exception to the rarity of fetal autopsies is when pregnancy loss ends with criminal arrest. Arrests after pregnancy loss are not ...

Forensic pathologists can use autopsies to discern someone’s identity, determine the cause and manner of death, and estimate when death occurred. However, not all autopsies yield clear findings. Legal ...

Images in 60-year old man who underwent bilateral lung transplant 2 months before death. He developed postoperative delirium and was treated for pneumonia. Just prior to death he developed hypotension ...