Samson Durham should be relinquishing the family business to his sister, but he just can't bring himself to do it. "He's 12 and he's not ready to retire," said Krista Durham, one of the volunteers ...

When my daughter was just a toddler, I remember hearing a same sound emanating from the living room one night while I was making dinner. Rushing in, I found her on the floor with our dog, her chubby ...

A much-loved therapy dog provides "wonderful support" for hospital patients and staff "who can't help but smile when they see ...

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 ...

MID-CITY — The Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital welcomed approximately 15 canines and their human companions into its wards for the first time Tuesday to spread holiday cheer ...

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, ...

I’ve been a psychotherapist for 30 years and even now I occasionally encounter a totally unexpected moment in a session, a moment for which no graduate school class or textbook could prepare me. Last ...

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 ...