Autopsies Have a History of Costly Mistakes, Yet Change Is Slow Disastrous errors by medical examiners have raised questions about whether they are influenced by prejudgments and a close relationship with the police.
A Door-to-Door Effort to Find Out Who Died Helps Low-Income Countries Aid the Living Many developing countries don’t keep official death records. A novel effort uses “electronic autopsies” to count deaths, and record their cause.