Life & Death

29-year old Brittany Maynard uses last days to increase focus on elective death

In a recent interview for People magazine, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard explained why she is planning to take her own life.…

10 years ago

Conflict over Casey Kasem’s body shows importance of funeral preplanning.

Despite having put in place the legal documents most recommended by legal experts: an advance directive and a surrogate healthcare…

10 years ago

Coast Guard gives WWII vet a Viking funeral at sea

Did you know that it is possible to have a burial at sea? It's not as simple as launching your…

10 years ago

CDC issues Ebola guidelines for funeral homes.

On September 3o, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control confirmed that a patient in Dallas is infected with the Ebola…

10 years ago

Bonnie and Clyde and the undertaker.

The trail of crimes left in the wake of Bonnie and Clyde are the stuff of legends. In April 1933…

10 years ago

Pet hospice movement improving options for animal end-of-life care.

Lucky for us, our pets are living longer. According to the 2013 Banfield State of Pet Health Report, today’s cats…

10 years ago

Skeletons found holding hands after 700 years, proving love never dies

Who knows how this pair died, but whoever buried them must have known they were soul mates. Now THAT is…

10 years ago

Family of Connor Eckhardt works to educate others in wake of son’s death due to K2

On July 17, 2014, the family of 19-year-old Connor Eckhardt said goodbye in their own special way before Connor’s body…

10 years ago

“Dying in America” report released

On Tuesday the Institute of Medicine released the results of its comprehensive study, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring…

10 years ago

Disturbing FBI investigation involves cadavers, body parts, and possible black market connections

Sounding much like the plot of an episode of CSI, the details of an FBI investigation into the body parts business…

10 years ago