Picture this: A man is admitted to the hospital, unconscious, with a history of serious health problems and a high blood alcohol level. He has no identification and no family with him. On his chest, ...

Doctors in Miami faced an unusual ethical dilemma when an unconscious, deteriorating patient was brought into the emergency room with the words “Do Not Resuscitate” across his chest. The 70-year-old ...

Some emergency medical responders in Washington state have been given more legal leeway to refuse to resuscitate terminally ill patients who want to die, as long as the patient has "compelling reasons ...