A wagging tail can go a long way in a hospital. Across the United States, specially trained facility dogs are helping young ...

Caregivers cheered. “Look how good you’re doing!” said Hadley’s handler, Schellie Scott. Such small victories and moments of ...

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THE BRONX -- Local children's hospitals are turning to special employees to help make patients' experiences a little less scary. Therapy dogs roam around hospitals providing comfort and support to ...

A pack of therapy dogs is ready to make their rounds at a new UC Irvine hospital. Healthcare staff welcomed the paw patrol, which includes P-Nut, Pixel, MEG and their owners, to the facility, which ...

A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins who worried that therapy dogs might be contributing to the spread of MRSA and other harmful bacteria showed that, in fact, they were doing just that. The ...

Spending 10 minutes with a therapy dog can help reduce distress among patients who are waiting for emergency treatment, according to a study published in Patient Experience Journal. Researchers ...