A forensic pathologist, Dr Uwom Eze, has listed 18 reasons why a death investigation must be done to ensure the living can speak for the dead and that the dead are always treated with dignity. Eze, ...

CT perfusion and CT angiography did not meet sensitivity and specificity thresholds of 98% to determine death by neurologic criteria (commonly referred to as brain death), a cohort study showed.

Deciding to remove a loved one from life support is a heart-wrenching decision. But for families of eligible organ donors, their decision has an even wider impact — there are 108,725 people currently ...

The University of Virginia hopes to take part in what is billed as the world's first large-scale scientific study of near-death experiences. Bruce Greyson, a psychiatry professor and director of U.Va.