Pediatric emergency departments could turn to dogs to reduce anxious kids and parents alike, potentially offering an alternative to medications, new data suggest. The randomized clinical trial of 80 ...

To help students take a step back from assignments and ease anxiety, both Student Health and Wellness and the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center have enlisted new members of their teams — therapy dogs ...

Watching a video of a therapy dog for just five minutes can meaningfully lower stress levels, a new study shows, offering a simple, stigma-free option for those reluctant to seek traditional mental ...

Randomized trial results show anxiety among children in the emergency department was significantly reduced by a 10-minute visit with a therapy dog and handler. The therapy dog visit also reduced the ...

What Are the Best Dog Breeds for People with Anxiety? Breeds that make excellent emotional support dogs include Golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, Pugs, and Basset ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children who interacted with therapy dogs reported greater decreases in stress levels during ED visits. Fewer ...

Smokey, a seven-year-old Great Dane with Tioga Police and Fire, is one of only two registered first responder therapy dogs in ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. With reports that 7 out of 10 teens in the U.S. are ...

My son Adam works in the trauma center in Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. With 100,000 admissions each year, the place is usually hopping. During a 12-hour shift, Adam will typically ...