Therapy dogs are climbing into patients' laps to provide comfort during dental procedures. Gold and silver futures jumped to ...

Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how ...

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 ...

GILBERT, Ariz. — A Mesa woman who is living with lupus is helping others by selflessly giving her time to help hospital patients in Gilbert find comfort. And her two dogs are a big help. It was ...

University of Pennsylvania veterinary school tests coronavirus patient samples. Dogs have been trained to effectively sniff out an array of complexities from cancer to blood sugar levels in diabetics, ...

DENVER — Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there's a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit. "There's a lot of action up here.

Researchers at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center are studying whether brain cancer patients with the most aggressive kind of brain tumor can see their quality of life ...

MINT HILL, N.C. — Kismet, an English Springer Spaniel, and her owner Stacey Yeoman have been bringing joy to patients and staff at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center for the past two months as a ...

Dogs are increasingly present in workplaces, including dental offices, hospitals, and shops, serving various roles. Dogs like Meadow, a certified Rehabilitative Facility Dog, and Ginger, a volunteer ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A team of pups at a Lowcountry children’s hospital is spreading some positivity and comfort for those getting treatment. The Hospital Dog program at Shawn Jenkins Children’s ...

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 ...