For millennia, humans have used different methods to preserve the deceased, from Egyptian mummification to modern embalming. While embalming is common in the United States, there is growing interest ...

Upwards of 2.8 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s life experiences ...

"The employee was placing Constance Glantz onto the table to start their process and the employee noticed that she was still breathing," Lancaster County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said. A ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Austin-area funeral home embalmers say it's common practice to pour human blood from corpses down the drain, a procedure that Austin Water officials admit they were unaware was ...