Watch the CBS Reports documentary "Body Brokers" in the video player above. Every year, an estimated 20,000 people donate their bodies to science for the purpose of medical research and education. But ...

A: Most people are buried or cremated when they die. But some bodies are donated “to science,” usually for medical research or education. In most cases, whole-body donations must be authorized by the ...

BOSTON - The theft from Harvard Medical School's morgue is now raising a number of ethical and legal questions. It is also causing concern in the area of organ donation, which is life-saving and very ...

A nationwide network of stolen body parts allegedly involving a Harvard Medical School morgue manager has revealed a thriving and macabre market for human remains, experts told The Post. Shutterstock ...

Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some ...

The Harvard morgue human remains scandal put a spotlight on the collectors who seek to own bits and pieces of other people. An alleged scheme to steal and sell body parts taken from donated cadavers ...

When my dad, Brad Jacobson, passed away in 2021, his body was donated to science. It was his final wish. He had been a science teacher in the Highland School District for 32 years, and he wanted to ...