Tighter requirements on medical examiners are blocked in Texas
| |Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009
Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have given medical examiners the say-so on who can attend autopsies and required that they be trained in forensic and anatomic pathology.Read more
Some medical examiners boost their pay by offering expertise for sale
| |Friday, Oct. 02, 2009
Side-business associations can be rife with conflict and chip away at the integrity of the work, critics say.Read more
Questions raised about the 'science' of autopsies
| |Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009
Juries see medical examiners as authoritative, but there are doubts about the validity of many forensic methods.Read more
Autopsy caseloads require stopgap measures
| |Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009
Interns and unlicensed doctors perform work, as well as those who have failed exams and have been disciplined.Read more
With little oversight in Texas, autopsies often careless
| |Monday, Sep. 28, 2009
The man almost took the dirty secret of his death to his grave. The Tarrant County medical examiner's office said injuries from a pickup wreck killed him. But after a funeral director hundreds of miles away found a bullet in the man's head, authorities realized a killer was on the loose.Read more
Cheap and Chic: Gift sets offer an opportunity to get a little something for yourself
Who says you can't treat yourself when gifting others? Check out these beauty sets to do just that.
Review of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra performance of Caminos del Inka
Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchesta bring drama, intricacy and elevation to his "Caminos del Inka" project.
