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This story was originally published by ProPublica. The nation's largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed ...

Have you ever wondered if eggs go bad? These days, we often store our eggs in the refrigerator, and they're used up quicker than just about anything. Whether it's for baking, breakfast casseroles, or ...

Inside the medical examiner’s office, two pathologists removed a baby’s lungs from his chest, clamped them together and placed them in a container of water. Then they watched. They were examining the ...

Two experts, including a former Kentucky medical examiner, say testing used to indict a woman recently in the case of a baby found dead more than 30 years ago at a landfill is scientifically flawed.