Medical Examiner

Across the country, there are no consistent requirements for the officials who investigate suspicious and unexpected deaths. Some have no medical training, others are doctors trained in forensic pathology.

Dr. Jason Byrd, a forensic medicine expert with the University of Florida, talks about how the state can to assist overwhelmed medical examiners offices, hospitals and funeral homes.

The Orange County medical examiner wants to be the first in Florida to use CT scanning technology for autopsies.County commissioners approved more than…

The Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s Office Monday received a mobile-unit to house more office space. It’s part of a $206,000 city plan to temporarily...

The latest figures from Florida’s medical examiners show sharp increases in drug related deaths. Across all substances, 22 percent more Floridians lost...

Monroe Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Beaver will be out of a job at the end of June. The state Medical Examiners Commission Wednesday unanimously voted...

A public health crisis spinning out of control. That’s how Dr. Valarie Rao , medical examiner for Florida’s 4th District, describes North Florida's...

A record number of heroin overdoses in Manatee County has put a strain on families and facilities.Those same overdoses are pushing the limits of the…

A mentally ill inmate’s death nearly two years ago has raised serious questions in how mentally ill prisoners are treated in the Dade Correctional…