Death and dying

Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it didn’t know.

Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it didn’t know.

Aurimar Iturriago Villegas left Venezuela hoping to lift her family out of poverty. When she was murdered, her corpse became a commodity in the U.S. body trade.

Dignity Memorial shares how to best honor your loved one with a celebration of life.

Karen Wandel was stunned at what happened when her family failed to claim her father’s body after his death. Supplying unclaimed bodies for medical research is widely considered unethical, and most major medical schools have halted the practice — and yet it continues.

A disgraced chiropractor who was selling bodies faces allegations that he mishandled human remains.

Former marine Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely in New York.

John Tinniswood passed away at age 112 on Monday in Southport, England.

A funeral was held Wednesday for the pop singer who died in Buenos Aires at the age of 31.

State regulators have ordered a Texas medical school to immediately halt its practice of liquefying bodies after using them for training and research.

Dignity Memorial shares how to give your family peace of mind through pre-planning your memorial arrangements.  

Simon Cowell is mourning the loss of Liam Payne. The 65-year-old, who has a long history with Liam having played a role in the creation of One Direction, took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late singer.

Simon Cowell mourned the loss of Liam Payne, whose rise to fame on “The X Factor” Cowell helped orchestrate.

Louis Tomlinson is mourning the loss of his former One Direction bandmate.

Dignity Memorial shares how they can help you easily plan a meaningful celebration of life for you or a loved one.

Police in Peru say they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes. Police say they found the body of William Stampfl on Friday near a camp 5200 meters (17,060 feet) above sea level. The 58-year-old Stampfl had...

Dignity Memorial shares how to take the stress out of honoring a loved one by planning ahead.

Georgie Campbell, a British event rider, died after falling from her horse during a competition at the Bicton International Horse Trials on May 26.

Dignity Memorial talks about planning ahead for how you want to be remembered.

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors, has died at age 92.