Samuel Ashworth’s “The Death and Life of August Sweeney” is a novel concerned with viscera and the flesh. It begins with Sweeney — a gargantuan chef, of considerable appetites — discovering the source ...

The death of a star casts a long shadow, captivating millions. Yet, beneath the public mourning often lies a far grittier reality. Autopsies, designed to reveal the cause of death, frequently expose ...

Maybe you were one of the 11.7 million people who watched when, on House M.D., the genius diagnostician Gregory House is roused in the middle of the night by a pounding at the door. A man he just gave ...

NOW. THERE’S BEEN A PLANNING PROBLEM. WE’VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING NEW. AUTOPSIES, DEATH CERTIFICATE S AND INVESTIGATIONS. GETTING TO A WHOLE TONIGHT. AS THE CORONER SAYS, ...

The very public sharing of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s health details raises ethical questions over privacy. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following news of the deaths of actor Gene ...