Coroners' and medical examiners' offices across Ohio, like many other states across the country, are struggling with finding and keeping forensic pathologists — doctors who perform autopsies — amid a ...

They specialize in determining the causes of sudden, unexpected or violent deaths. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. is facing a critical shortage of these professionals.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After crews pulled a body from Lady Bird Lake Monday afternoon, now the investigative work really begins. Around 1:31 p.m. Monday, officers responded for a check welfare urgent call in ...

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Human bones unearthed at a construction site in Barrington were found to belong to an indigenous individual, and a forensic pathologist told 12 News there are specific steps ...

Wayne Country Chief medical Examiner Werner Spitz calls intense cross-examination "What you work for. It's a battle of the minds." World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Werner Spitz, who made his ...

The forensic pathology industry is facing a workforce shortage. These are the men and women who determine how and why a death happens. They are being overwhelmed, and the pandemic has only made things ...

Summit County’s medical examiner is concerned about a shortage of forensic pathologists to work as medical examiners. A job posting for a deputy medical examiner has been up for nearly a year, with no ...

Two cold storage facilities, called Decomposition Freezers, on December 01, 2021 in Baltimore, MD. Credit - Katherine Frey/The Washington Post—Getty Images Makeshift morgues were necessary back in ...