Alyse GrayDec 29, 20213 minNurses, Pathology Isn't Mad @YouNurse: "Hi I'm calling about the unlabeled specimen." Me: "Oh, yes, we need someone to come label it before we can process it." Nurse:...
Alyse GrayAug 14, 20212 minResearcher No MoreFor the past two and a half years I've been watching fellow human beings die from cancer, a disease that kills more people annually than...
Alyse GrayJan 16, 20213 minThe Forgotten Medical MuseumBeneath the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore lies the Anatomical Services Division, the department responsible for...
Alyse GrayDec 20, 20201 minPostmortem Professions: A Career Guide released as a free ebookI've decided to release what once was the core of my book "Death, It's A Living: A Guide to Postmortem Professions" as a free ebook. I'm...
Alyse GrayDec 4, 20201 minThe History of Death ProfessionsAt the suggestion of my brilliant agent, "Death, It's A Living: A Guide to Postmortem Professions" is changing course a little bit and...
Alyse GrayOct 6, 20205 minPlague Month 6: Mushroom huntingIt's been nearly 3 months since Compendium Pandemica was released. The book is now also available online through the library via a thing...
Alyse GrayAug 16, 20204 minPlague Month 5: Compendium Pandemica: A Guide to Horrible Infectious DiseasesIT'S HERE!!!! The book baby is now available on Amazon! Here's a synopsis: "In this fascinating collection of dark medical history,...
Alyse GrayJul 11, 20203 minThe Joys of Online Pathology EducationCoronavirus rapidly changed the way we do medical education. The internet became the source for conferences, lectures, and courses that...
Alyse GrayJun 29, 20202 minPlague Month 4: The Emotional Toll of Assembling an Advanced Reading TeamI recent got on Bookstagram, the so-called corner of Instagram for readers. At first it was really exciting looking at all the beautiful,...
Alyse GrayJun 14, 20201 minPlague Journal, Months 2-3: Loss, Grief and a New BookMonths 2-3 of lockdown have seen increasing unrest in both the world and my mind. In late May a close friend died from coronavirus....
Alyse GrayApr 18, 20203 minPlague Journal, Month 1: Crushing ItI never thought I'd get to work from home. Normally, I'm a lab rat, but a unique set of circumstances involving a massive research data...
Alyse GrayApr 2, 20202 minPeople are Throwing Gloves on the Ground Everywhere and It's DisgustingDue to the COVID-19 pandemic hospitals around the globe are experiencing shortages of personal protective equipment, and are conserving...
Alyse GrayMar 22, 20203 minHow Death Care Workers are Handling COVID-19As the death toll from COVID-19 rises in the United States, coroners, medical examiners, autopsy personnel, funeral directors, and other...
Alyse GrayFeb 6, 20204 minWhen a Genetic Test Result is PositiveOn my birthday I received a text from one of my relatives. But it wasn’t to wish me a happy birthday. It was along the lines of, “I’ve...
Alyse GrayDec 7, 20192 minDying, it's a LivingI've worked in cancer research for a year now. Seven of my patients have died. I wept for all of them. These are people I've gotten to...
Alyse GrayOct 20, 201913 minLife at the OCME: an excerpt from a draft of Death, It's a LivingStryker Bone saw-used to open people's skulls at autopsy The book is taking a new turn as I redo my proposal. Initially, the book was to...
Alyse GrayOct 6, 20191 minSetbacks and ProgressPublishing is an interesting popularity contest. Death, It's a Living has had a number of rejections. Publishers are not convinced that...
Alyse GrayAug 30, 20196 min7 Things That Helped My Mother Survive a Deadly Blood CancerMy mother was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) at age 66, just a month after retiring. At first she just thought it was a bad...
Alyse GrayAug 17, 20191 min10 Common Myths About Dead Bodies That May Make You SquirmThere are a lot of misconceptions surrounding death and dead bodies. In this article for Thought Catalog, I dispel a few of the more...
Alyse GrayJul 23, 20196 minThe Future of Death is FemaleThere’s a preponderance of women in the United States entering fields revolving around death. Here's why.