A lung float test was used to determine if a Madison County baby was born alive in 1991. Since then, the test has been discredited, experts say.

Inside the medical examiner’s office, two pathologists removed a baby’s lungs from his chest, clamped them together and placed them in a container of water. Then they watched. They were examining the ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. The nation's largest organization for medical examiners has issued a warning about a controversial, centuries-old forensic test that has contributed ...

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