Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The hyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone located in the front of your neck. It sits between the chin and the thyroid cartilage and is instrumental in ...

The private autopsy report signed by Dr. Adel Shaker ruled the cause of death as “Asphyxia Secondary to Neck Compression,” but left open the possibility of homicide and called for an investigation to ...

But the family's independent autopsy concluded that homicide or staged suicide could not be ruled out, namely because the hyoid neck bone was missing from the body after it was sent to the family.

By Kristin Holtz  The fatal blow that kept Ruth Anne Maddox from breathing could have been caused by the master bedroom door, a medical examiner said in Scott County District Court Wednesday. Dr.

A man who was suspected to be under the influence of drugs has been accused of killing his mother in Renton. On Jan. 21, Sean ...