The DNR, short for "Do Not Resuscitate," is a critical one-page form for the frail elderly and those on hospice. It is completed with one's physician, physician assistant or nurse.

With the recent health crisis, many people have been asking their lawyers if a “Do Not Resuscitate” order – commonly known as a DNR – should be part of their estate planning.

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane hears from a reader about how disagreement over a DNR form has siblings fighting over their elderly mother's care.

The DNR has a new online form making it easier for people to report the dead fish that they find to the DNR. In the past, fishermen reported dead fish by calling in to the nearest DNR location ...

Paralympian made to feel ‘not worthy’ when asked to sign Do Not Resuscitate form Helene Raynsford said the person at the appointment asked her what her understanding of her medical condition ...

A woman has spoken her 'terror' after returning home from hospital to find a do not resuscitate form had been put in her medical notes - without her or her family's knowledge. June Bennett was ...

A family say they watched their 'much-loved mum' die in hospital after her medical team looked at the wrong patient's "do not resuscitate" form. | ITV News Granada ...

A Paralympian has spoken out about a “bizarre” appointment during which she was made to feel “not worthy” by being asked to sign a “Do Not Resuscitate” form.

The champion rower said she was asked to sign form – known as a DNR – by a person who was not a trained healthcare worker, the Guardian reported.