Why did my baby die? I'm a pathologist. Here's what I want you to know
Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures.
May 11, 2026
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures: News and Research on Autopsy
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Widely used food preservative implicated in recent uptick in UK suicide deaths
A chemical widely used in food preservation is implicated in an uptick in recent UK deaths by suicide, with a disproportionately high number of cases among young people and boys/men, finds a comprehensive analysis of available ...
Apr 20, 2026
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Tumor infiltration of major blood vessels, not metastasis, may be primary cause of cancer death
The ultimate cause of death from cancer may not be metastatic disease, as researchers have long surmised, but an infiltration of tumors into major blood vessels that cause blood clots and multiorgan failure, a one-of-a-kind ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Indian man awakes on funeral pyre
An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday.
Nov 23, 2024
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Geographic, racial imbalances in investigations of sudden unexpected infant death
About 3,400 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly in the U.S. every year, but these tragic events do not fall evenly across populations. Deaths are notably higher among Indigenous and Black infants compared with white infants, ...
Jul 9, 2024
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TB in children isn't being controlled: It's key to fighting the disease for everyone else, say researchers
World TB Day on March 24th will commemorate the day in 1882 when Professor Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the microbial cause of tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mar 23, 2023
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Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher films to haunted houses full of fake guts and gore.
Oct 21, 2022
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