Matthew Orde

The autopsy: a time-proven, reliable, and relatively inexpensive process to inform and assist the living, and one which provides an important societal safeguard. #ForensicPathology #DeathInvestigationMatters

Five people a day still dying from toxic drugs in B.C.: Coroner vancouversun.com/news/bc-many-s…

Cyanosis: blue discolouration of the skin and mucous membranes due to a reduction of the level of oxygen in the blood. Can be a marker of severe cardiorespiratory disease. Alternatively: bbc.com/news/articles/…

In the Netherlands, if a person dies alone, without any family or friends as mourners, a poet will be sent to write a poem and read it at the burial service. It's called the Lonely Funeral Project, and it's just humans being good humans.

👀 Did you post this to my office? Written with pink/purple ink? I'd really like to talk to you if so, I can protect your identity but what you sent was really important but not enough on its own. Get in touch via DM email etc... Pls RT.

Happening Now look about #NorthVan Lower Lonsdale Neighbours Rebecca Walder • 28m • G • •• Orcas spotted on Seabus #NorthVan #Vancouver

Major academic publishers' revenue and what they pay authors and reviewers: Revenue: Elsevier: $3.9 billion Springer Nature: $2 billion Wolters Kluwer: $1.6 billion Wiley: $1.8 billion Taylor & Francis: $800 million Sage: $500 million They pay: Authors: $0 Reviewers: $0

The fact that this homicide (by way of shotgun injuries to the face, neck & chest) was missed upon initial assessment at the death scene underscores the need for a thorough postmortem examination when there is any doubt that a death is entirely innocent. thenational.scot/news/national/…

The answer to the February 6th Case of the Week is now posted at name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/EA…

Canadian surgical innovation cuts ovarian cancer risk by 80%. New research shows that a surgical strategy developed by UBC researchers dramatically reduces rates of the most lethal gynaecological cancer. ⤵️ news.ubc.ca/2026/02/canadi…

Wheels seem to be falling off the prosecution bandwagon in the UK Lucy Letby matter. cps.gov.uk/cps/news/no-cr…

A review of the wrongful conviction of Kathleen Folbigg (once dubbed "Australia's worst serial killer") by UBC Law professor Emma Cunliffe. This promises to be a great session for anyone with an interest in the intersection of medicine and justice. cdasociety.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

"The two killings... were remarkable because both were ruled accidental by a coroner who said each had died from a fall." vancouversun.com/news/bc-man-ne…

Male genital mutilation must end. yahoo.com/news/articles/…

Abusive infant head trauma, or possibly something else? Read these two opposing reports and draw your own conclusions. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The answer to the November 28th Case of the Week is now posted at name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/EA…

A free-to-attend lecture from Dr Itiel Dror "Why are experts inherently biased and disposed to errors? And is there anything we can do about it?" In person and online. gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1…

A landmark ruling from New Jersey: "Criminal prosecutors can’t build murder cases on medical diagnoses that the mere shaking of a baby, without further evidence of trauma, resulted in a child’s death." #ShakenBabySyndrom

@Eva_DK_ IDK. More data required!

@CanadianForMed Right-handed?

"Biker sustained serious injury to his neck after cycling into barbed wire which had been hidden." Interesting injuries. To me they seem to show many features typically associated with self harm.... Thoughts? pinkbike.com/news/british-r…

"The consensus on that [SBS] evidence is too weak to potentially send someone to prison based on a doctor’s testimony that the only explanation for a child’s injuries in these cases is abuse, the court ruled." news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/nj-…