Postmortem Pathology today announced the opening of its new office, expanding access to private autopsy services in Sacramento for families, legal ...

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 ...

In cases where a cause of death is not immediately apparent, or when a county coroner or medical examiner declines jurisdiction, families are frequently left ...

In some instances, a person may have specified his or her desire for an autopsy, perhaps in conversation or by signing a personal directive. Most states require permission from a doctor, next of kin ...