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Investigations into the sudden deaths of two babies and an immigration detainee put Hamilton’s forensic pathology unit on a collision course with provincial leaders

The 'lung float' test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable.

The U.S. has not prioritized stillbirth prevention, and American parents are losing babies even as other countries make larger strides to reduce deaths late in pregnancy.Inside the medical examiner’s office, two pathologists removed a baby’s lungs from his chest, clamped them together and placed the...

The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges — and get convictions.

A man who claimed he was abducted and assaulted over lost drugs suffered burns over as much as a fifth of his body, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Christopher Milroy, a doctor, told the court that...

Day three of the inquest into the police shooting of Jeremy Nuvviaq ended with a plea for a solution to Nunavut's housing crisis. "Housing… is definitely one of the underlying causes of people who attempt to take their life," said one witness. 

Maryland’s longtime medical examiner wouldn’t call George Floyd’s death a homicide. It has triggered a reckoning. Baltimore Sun 1 hr ago Tim Prudente, Baltimore Sun © Provided by Tribune Content Agency Fowler, pictured in January 1997 as an assistant medical examiner in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, came to Baltimore in 1991 for a residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Chiaki Kawajiri/Baltimore Sun As the trial approached for Derek Chauvin...

The chokehold Daniel Hodgson applied to Bradley Winsor in May of 2017 can cause a person to lose consciousness in 10 seconds, and die within 30, Dr. Christopher Milroy told the court Friday. 

Doctor tells court Iqaluit man died of neck compression Daniel Hodgson is on trial for second-degree murder in the 2017 death of Bradley Winsor The second-degree murder trial of Daniel Hodgson continued in Iqaluit on Friday with testimony from a forensics expert. (File photo) By A forensics expert says neck compression caused by a chokehold is the most likely factor behind the death of Bradley Winsor, the 23-year-old Iqaluit man who died in May 2017. Another Iqaluit man, Daniel Hodgson, is be...

Chris Sullivan may or may not win at this weekend’s Emmy Awards, but it’s a sure bet that when he strikes a pose on the red carpet, his unconventional attire will make a statement. At past events, Sullivan has donned a top hat and cane, brightly colored flowered pants and suits with flashy patterns. The “This is Us” actor says... Mexico Sep 19, 2019 Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda on Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the s...