Polly is a trained therapy dog with the Pups Assisting With Support (PAWS) program run by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

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

Priscilla Timmons of Cooper City had been in a coma at Memorial Hospital West for more than 24 hours when something ...

Therapy dogs are trained to provide comfort and support whenever someone needs them, but one special therapy dog in Florida ...

Asher's mom, Ambra Frank, told Newsweek: "The day the therapy dog came in, Asher immediately lit up with joy and excitement." ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — In a place where difficult diagnoses are delivered daily, an unexpected visit from four-legged friends can be the exact medicine needed to uplift a heavy heart. The Chippenham Johnston ...

I can’t think of a place they don’t go to,” Volunteer Services Manager Christie Duray told the Times-Standard, noting that ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Six-year-old Tieauna Radney found her smile again thanks to a special four-legged visitor at Children's Hospital of Michigan. After a week in the ...

A therapy dog who assists a hospital chaplain in her ministry has been honoured with the BBC Countryfile Magazine’s Dog of ...

Dixon Soileau clocks in a one hour shift every week at critical care facilities, nursing homes, children's hospitals and sometimes even airports to help keep patients calm and lower their heart rates.