diff --git a/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/cases.query.xml b/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/cases.query.xml
index fdf21f3e..b2b77625 100644
--- a/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/cases.query.xml
+++ b/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/cases.query.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                     </column>
                     <column columnName="category">
                         <columnTitle>Category</columnTitle>
-                        <isUserEditable>false</isUserEditable>
+                        <isUserEditable>true</isUserEditable>
                         <nullable>false</nullable>
                         <fk>
                             <fkDbSchema>ehr_lookups</fkDbSchema>
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
                     <column columnName="remark">
                         <isHidden>true</isHidden>
                     </column>
+                    <column columnName="caseCategory">
+                        <isUserEditable>false</isUserEditable>
+                    </column>
                 </columns>
             </table>
         </tables>
diff --git a/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/deaths.js b/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/deaths.js
index 03b9d2df..99ef0498 100644
--- a/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/deaths.js
+++ b/nirc_ehr/resources/queries/study/deaths.js
@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@ function onUpsert(helper, scriptErrors, row, oldRow) {
 
     if (!helper.isETL()) {
 
-        //only allow death record to be created if animal is in demographics table
+        //skip other checks so that the admins can update a death record
+        if (helper.getEvent() === 'update' && LABKEY.Security.currentUser.isAdmin) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        //only allow death record to be created if the animal is in the demographics table
         if (idMap[row.Id]) {
 
-            // check if death record already exists for this animal
-            if (idMap[row.Id].calculated_status.toUpperCase() === 'DEAD' && row.QCStateLabel.toUpperCase() === 'COMPLETED') {
+            // check if a death record already exists for this animal
+            if (idMap[row.Id].calculated_status.toUpperCase() === 'DEAD' && deathIdMap[row.Id].QCStateLabel.toUpperCase() === 'COMPLETED') {
                 EHR.Server.Utils.addError(scriptErrors, 'Id', 'Death record already exists for this animal.', 'ERROR');
             }
             // check if the animal is at the center
diff --git a/nirc_ehr/resources/views/datasets.html b/nirc_ehr/resources/views/datasets.html
index 1b828030..f6a41502 100644
--- a/nirc_ehr/resources/views/datasets.html
+++ b/nirc_ehr/resources/views/datasets.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     const config = {displayField: 'Label', headerField: 'categoryId/label', target: webpart.wrapperDivId};
 
-    const nonFormUpdates = ["Cases", "Procedures", "Drug Administration"];
+    const nonFormUpdates = ["Treatment Cases", "Procedures", "Drug Administration", "Deaths"];
 
     const hideUpdateRecords = [];
 
@@ -66,12 +66,22 @@
                     params.queryUpdateURL = true;
 
                 if(EHR.Security.hasPermission('Completed', 'update', {schemaName: 'study', queryName: item.queryName}) && hideUpdateRecords.indexOf(item.queryName) === -1){
-                    cfg.items.push({
+
+                    if(nonFormUpdates.indexOf(item.queryName) !== -1) {
+                        //adding an item here so that the 'Admin Update Records' link aligns with other links in the same "column"
+                        cfg.items.push({
+                            xtype: 'box',
+                            html: '<span><a class="labkey-text-link" style="cursor: pointer; visibility: hidden;">Update Records</a></span>'
+                        });
+                    }
+                    else {
+                     cfg.items.push({
                         xtype: 'ldk-linkbutton',
                         tooltip: item.searchTooltip || 'Click to update records',
                         href: LABKEY.ActionURL.buildURL('ehr', 'updateQuery', null, params),
                         text: 'Update Records'
                     });
+                    }
                 }
 
                 params.queryUpdateURL = true;
diff --git a/nirc_ehr/resources/views/necropsy.html b/nirc_ehr/resources/views/necropsy.html
index 2d62d51b..49cfa91c 100644
--- a/nirc_ehr/resources/views/necropsy.html
+++ b/nirc_ehr/resources/views/necropsy.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 schemaName: 'study',
                 queryName: 'deaths',
                 filterArray: filterArray,
-                columns: 'Id,Id/demographics/species,date,reason,deathWeight,Id/lastProtocol/protocol,Id/lastProject/project',
+                columns: 'Id,Id/demographics/species,Id/demographics/gender,date,reason,deathWeight,Id/lastProtocol/protocol,Id/lastProject/project',
             },
             title: 'Death',
             renderTo: 'animalDeath',