Category: Coroner

PLoS One. 2026 Sep 15;21(9):e0355210. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355210. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: The unregulated drug supply in Canada increasingly contains benzodiazepines, particularly those not approved for medical use,...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001165. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe objective of this paper is to outline the historical processes within...

BMJ. 2026 Sep 8;394:e100789. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2026-100789.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42710922 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2026-100789

BMJ. 2026 Sep 4;394:e100770. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2026-100770.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42697584 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2026-100770

Br J Gen Pract. 2026 Sep 1:BJGP.2026.0207. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2026.0207. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSuicide is a major public health concern, and general practice is often a...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 Aug 27. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70426. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMedicolegal death investigators sit at the nexus of forensic science, the criminal justice system,...

BMJ Open Qual. 2026 Aug 26;15(3):e004321. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2026-004321.ABSTRACTPlacental histopathology is central to good perinatal care, offering insight into antepartum and intrapartum events, informing neonatal management...

Forensic Sci Int. 2026 Aug 22;388:113115. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.113115. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith over 1000 cases now resolved with the help of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy...

J Crit Care. 2026 Aug 20;97:155718. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2026.155718. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Australian coroners independently examine the circumstances of reportable deaths and, where the evidence...

Acad Forensic Pathol. 2026 Aug 17:19253621261477481. doi: 10.1177/19253621261477481. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Drowning remains a diagnosis of exclusion in forensic pathology due to a lack...

Inj Prev. 2026 Aug 18:ip-2026-046175. doi: 10.1136/ip-2026-046175. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sport and recreation provide important health benefits but can occasionally result in fatal events,...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 Aug 16. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70439. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForensic anthropology has garnered greater attention in the academic and medicolegal communities with more...

Resusc Plus. 2026 Jul 22;31:101425. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101425. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) result in poor survival outcomes globally. This study aims to...

Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Aug 8;184:111207. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111207. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in Ireland has previously been...

Death Stud. 2026 Jul 30:1-13. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2026.2704574. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this qualitative study, we investigate the perceptions and impact of a Bereavement Referral Program...

N Z Med J. 2026 Jul 31;139(1639):67-77. doi: 10.26635/6965.7359.ABSTRACTAIM: We aimed to investigate the characteristics of health recommendations that are associated with implementation. In Aotearoa...

J Patient Saf. 2026 Jul 16. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001565. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Post-mortem examinations are central to coronial investigations in the United Kingdom. However, treating...

Paediatr Child Health. 2026 May 27;31(5):427-430. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxag034. eCollection 2026 Jul.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42518647 | PMC:PMC13382890 | DOI:10.1093/pch/pxag034

Gerontologist. 2026 Jul 28:gnag156. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnag156. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In England and Wales, coroners issue Reports to Prevent Future Deaths (PFDs) when...

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2026 Jul 25;85:102941. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.102941. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Fetal Death (SUFD) raise complex...

Med Leg J. 2026 Jul 26:258172261448316. doi: 10.1177/00258172261448316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntroduction of the statutory process of independent medical scrutiny in England and Wales, provides...

Acta Paediatr. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/apa.70682. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) remains a leading cause of post-neonatal mortality in...

BMJ. 2026 Jul 1;394:e100144. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2026-100144.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42386320 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2026-100144

Drug Alcohol Rev. 2026 Jul;45(5):e70189. doi: 10.1111/dar.70189.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Nitazenes, a highly potent class of synthetic opioids, have emerged in Canadian unregulated drug markets. We report on...

Arch Dis Child. 2026 Jun 29:archdischild-2025-329261. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-329261. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42373294 | DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2025-329261

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2026 Jun 26:S1934-5925(26)00403-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2026.06.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is becoming the preferred method to diagnose the...

Australas J Ageing. 2026 Jun;45(2):e70202. doi: 10.1111/ajag.70202.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Australia has an ageing population, with an increasing number of older people needing to live in residential aged...

J Perinat Med. 2026 Jun 23. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2025-0702. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The primary role of a Coroner is to investigate unexpected deaths. However, the...

J Occup Environ Med. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003797. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To characterize the distribution, risks, and geospatial attributes of truck driver at-work...

Med Sci Law. 2026 Jun 12:258024261460353. doi: 10.1177/00258024261460353. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVolatile substance abuse (VSA) continues to cause preventable deaths worldwide. In Australia, petrol sniffing...

Harm Reduct J. 2026 Jun 8. doi: 10.1186/s12954-026-01482-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBereavement from loss related to drug poisoning, the leading cause of injury-related death in...

J Addict Med. 2026 Jun 4. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001724. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Currently, most unintentional opioid overdose deaths (OODs) in the United States are attributed...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 Jun 4. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001147. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIt is accepted that congenital and acquired heart disease increase the risk...

Pediatr Neurol. 2026 May 14;181:51-55. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.05.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is an uncommon cause of sudden death in patients with...

Cureus. 2026 Apr 24;18(4):e107647. doi: 10.7759/cureus.107647. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTBackground Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related mortality in the United States and is increasing...

BJPsych Open. 2026 May 22;12(3):e142. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12011.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Globally, suicide is more prevalent in older adults compared with any other age group. Although some research has...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 May 19. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70369. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAssessing circumstances surrounding police-related deaths is hampered by the absence of an official national...

Pediatr Neurol. 2026 May 14;181:51-55. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.05.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is an uncommon cause of sudden death in patients with...

Cureus. 2026 Apr 24;18(4):e107647. doi: 10.7759/cureus.107647. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTBackground Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related mortality in the United States and is increasing...

BJPsych Open. 2026 May 22;12(3):e142. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12011.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Globally, suicide is more prevalent in older adults compared with any other age group. Although some research has...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 May 19. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70369. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAssessing circumstances surrounding police-related deaths is hampered by the absence of an official national...

J Public Health Manag Pract. 2026 Jul-Aug 01;32(4):647-649. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002378.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42149119 | DOI:10.1097/PHH.0000000000002378

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1038/s41533-026-00483-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor the last 40 years, the first line of asthma treatment has...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 May 14. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001137. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe reviewed 2025 year-end data from medical examiner and coroner offices accredited...

EBioMedicine. 2026 May 13:106266. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106266. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major cause of premature and potentially avoidable mortality. Determining...

Eur Heart J. 2026 May 12:ehag166. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag166. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Atherosclerosis results from cellular and extracellular changes in the arterial wall,...

BMJ Public Health. 2026 Apr 20;4(2):e004215. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004215. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Globally, reports of suicide by sodium nitrite poisoning have been growing. To determine whether sodium...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 May 6. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001135. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTArtificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly expanded across medicine, demonstrating value in image...

Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Apr 30:e012967. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012967. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) can be caused by heritable cardiac conditions, as...

J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Apr;66(4):e70192. doi: 10.1002/jcph.70192.ABSTRACTLabetalol is widely prescribed as a first-line antihypertensive in pregnancy; however, rare but potentially severe idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity has been...

World Allergy Organ J. 2026 Apr 15;19(5):101380. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2026.101380. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Topical corticosteroids (TCS) remain the first-line treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD) and related...

Public Health Rep. 2026 Apr 23:333549261435474. doi: 10.1177/00333549261435474. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOverdose deaths have steadily decreased in the United States from 105 000 deaths in...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 Apr 16;120:103142. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103142. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Motor vehicle-related fatalities are commonly certified as accidental deaths in many jurisdictions...

PLoS Med. 2026 Apr 9;23(4):e1004748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004748. eCollection 2026 Apr.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Clinical guidance in Canada and the United States recommends faster methadone dose titration for individuals...

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2026 Apr 8:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2655289. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Trauma remains the leading cause of death among Canadians under 45, with over...

EClinicalMedicine. 2026 Mar 3;93:103793. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103793. eCollection 2026 Mar.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Autistic people are at higher risk of dying by suicide than are non-autistic people, but research...

BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2026 Apr 2:spcare-2025-005800. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2025-005800. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The number of opioid overdose deaths in Canada has tripled from 2019...

Soc Hist Med. 2025 Jun 29;39(1):24-47. doi: 10.1093/shm/hkae094. eCollection 2026 Feb.ABSTRACTThis article explores the formation of Ireland's first 'hard drug' culture. To do this, it...

Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Mar 26. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006249. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 2022 Alabama maternal mortality rate was 38.6 per 100,000 live births, the third highest...

N Z Med J. 2026 Mar 27;139(1632):9-12. doi: 10.26635/6965.7452.ABSTRACTNew Zealand's health system is under sustained pressure, with worsening access to primary and specialist care, widening...

Eur J Gen Pract. 2026 Dec;32(1):2645473. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2026.2645473. Epub 2026 Mar 23.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prescribing epidemiology in general practice shows gabapentinoid drugs to be independently associated with...

Drug Saf. 2026 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s40264-026-01666-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Medicinal product information documents (PIDs) detail clinical characteristics and instructions for monitoring, preventing, and...

BMC Cancer. 2026 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/s12885-026-15693-0. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41851664 | DOI:10.1186/s12885-026-15693-0

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70525. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIM: To identify safety concerns reported by coroners following fentanyl patch-related deaths in...

BMJ. 2026 Mar 9;392:s375. doi: 10.1136/bmj.s375.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41802730 | DOI:10.1136/bmj.s375

Emerg Med J. 2026 Mar 3:emermed-2025-215009. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2025-215009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nightclubs, often perceived as safe spaces for entertainment, can nevertheless harbour hidden dangers....

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70525. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIM: To identify safety concerns reported by coroners following fentanyl patch-related deaths in...

BMJ. 2026 Mar 9;392:s375. doi: 10.1136/bmj.s375.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41802730 | DOI:10.1136/bmj.s375

Emerg Med J. 2026 Mar 3:emermed-2025-215009. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2025-215009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nightclubs, often perceived as safe spaces for entertainment, can nevertheless harbour hidden dangers....

BMJ Ment Health. 2026 Feb 25;29(1):e302212. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-302212.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prevention of future deaths (PFD) reports issued by coroners in England and Wales identify systemic safety hazards...

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085064. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085064.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734970 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085064

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085062. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085062.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734969 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085062

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085061. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085061.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734966 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085061

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085063. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085063.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734942 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085063

CJC Open. 2025 Sep 20;8(1):35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.09.007. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading global cause of mortality and is often attributable...

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1038/s41533-026-00494-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe impact of climate change on chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma...

Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026 Feb 18:S2352-4642(25)00375-X. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00375-X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChildren face multiple challenges in accessing controlled medicines-defined here as any pharmaceutical product...

Emerg Med J. 2026 Mar 3:emermed-2025-215009. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2025-215009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nightclubs, often perceived as safe spaces for entertainment, can nevertheless harbour hidden dangers....

BMJ Ment Health. 2026 Feb 25;29(1):e302212. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-302212.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prevention of future deaths (PFD) reports issued by coroners in England and Wales identify systemic safety hazards...

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085064. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085064.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734970 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085064

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085062. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085062.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734969 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085062

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085061. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085061.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734966 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085061

BMJ. 2026 Feb 24;392:e085063. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-085063.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41734942 | DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-085063

CJC Open. 2025 Sep 20;8(1):35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.09.007. eCollection 2026 Jan.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading global cause of mortality and is often attributable...

NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1038/s41533-026-00494-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe impact of climate change on chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma...

Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026 Feb 18:S2352-4642(25)00375-X. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00375-X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChildren face multiple challenges in accessing controlled medicines-defined here as any pharmaceutical product...

Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026 Feb 18:S2352-4642(25)00374-8. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00374-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTControlled medicines, defined here as any pharmaceutical product whose active principles are listed...

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003918. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The use of post-extubation respiratory support in single-ventricle neonates undergoing the Norwood...

J Forensic Leg Med. 2026 Feb 10;118:103088. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2026.103088. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Ketoacidosis is a form of metabolic acidosis caused by the excess production...

Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38854-4. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:41663476 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-38854-4

PLOS Ment Health. 2025 Nov 7;2(11):e0000442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000442. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTEarly in the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic, modified clinical guidance recommended the provision of take-home methadone doses for...

J Forensic Sci. 2026 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70281. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe rising rate of drug-related deaths in the United States, largely driven by fentanyl,...

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001117. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIndividuals who die suddenly and unexpectedly will often fall under the jurisdiction...

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2026 Feb 8:1-13. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2025.2601141. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Nitazenes are potent synthetic opioids. Following reports questioning their post-mortem stability, nitazene-related deaths...

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2026 Feb 4:103218. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103218. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To summarize the proceedings, key themes, and calls to action arising from...

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 1;27(2):228-234. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003881. Epub 2026 Feb 5.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: We assembled a workgroup within the Pediatric Research Collaborative on Critical UltraSound...

Br J Psychiatry. 2026 Feb 5:1-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10528. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Coroners' Prevention of Future Death reports (PFDRs, also known as Regulation 28 reports)...

Laryngoscope. 2026 Feb 4. doi: 10.1002/lary.70410. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: There is a paucity of information on the uptake of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)...

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2026 Jan 28:103220. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103220. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To analyze maternal mortality review recommendations made by Ontario's Obstetrics and Perinatal...

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2026 Jan 28:103219. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103219. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To summarize the proceedings, outcomes, and consensus-based calls to action from the...