The 2011 CDAS summer conference will examine how new interactive digital technologies affect the social relationships of those who are dying, mourners and descendants.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Death Investigation, Death Practices, Deathcare Careers, Grief and Grieving, Traditions on December 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
Omega Laboratories is only one of two laboratories in the world to receive this prestigious accreditation for drug testing in hair.
Filed under: Death Investigation, Deathcare Careers, Deathcare Training on September 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
A federal jury has convicted the last defendant indicted in relation to an insurance fraud ring that staged funerals and sought payouts.
Filed under: Death Care News, Death Investigation on September 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
A shirtless super-fan paints his body blue and dies from hypothermia before anyone notices, but at least he met his maker while supporting his favorite team!
Filed under: Causes of Death, Death & Dying, Death Investigation on August 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
Some scientific publications suggest that EtG and EtS may be detectable for longer periods of time than ethanol.
Filed under: Death Care News, Death Investigation on August 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
The lawsuit contended doctors at Baystate Medical Center (BMC) performed an autopsy, removing several organs, without the required consent of next of kin.
Filed under: Death Care News, Death Investigation on July 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
Have you ever wondered if one earthquake or flood or heat wave was more deadly than another? Although Wikipedia is eschewed by many scholarly readers, some pages contain fascinating (and sometimes unconfirmed) information. Their “List of natural disasters by death toll” is one such page, and you can find a warning on that page that most numbers are estimates and often are in dispute.
Filed under: Causes of Death, Death & Dying, Death Investigation on October 13th, 2009 | No Comments »
Did you know that the 1918 flu pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), was the origin for all flu pandemics during the past century? Although the flu existed before 1918, scientists later discovered that the 1918 flu had ties to the H1N1 flu that exists today. None of the viral descendants from 1918, however, approaches the pathogenicity of the 1918 parent virus.
Filed under: Causes of Death, Death & Dying, Death Investigation on September 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
How can you tell if an autopsy was conducted on an ancestor? Or, if you plan to conduct research on health, environment and correlations, can you use autopsy records for your work? Autopsy records in hospitals, medical examiner and coroner’s offices are usually kept for decades or longer. While family members can request and expect to obtain a copy of the autopsy report many years later, it may be difficult to obtain some autopsy records depending upon what you plan to do with those records. Some states require that the next-of-kin family member make the request.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Investigation, Other Legal Matters on August 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
News is escalating in Rocky Mount, as CNN and other venues visit this eastern North Carolina town to determine whether a string of recent murders is the work of a serial killer. According to one story, local authorities announced last month that the FBI was helping investigate the series of murders that date back to 2005. The bodies of five black women with similar profiles have been found partially clothed and abandoned in remote locations outside the city during the past few years, prompting national media attention.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Death Investigation on August 14th, 2009 | No Comments »
