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An Oregon airport is trying to alleviate travel anxiety with llama therapy
Oregon's Portland International Airport has introduced stress-relieving llama therapy as one of its…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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It's time to retire therapy speak in 2024, from 'toxic' to 'boundaries'
Therapy speak has become popular. But psychologists say terms like "toxic" and "boundaries" are bei…
Julia Pugachevsky
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My best friend ended our friendship out of the blue and didn't tell me why. Therapy helped me learn how to make new friends.
Her best friend of over a decade broke up with her and wouldn't tell her why. Through therapy and f…
Jen Glantz
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How a Vietnam vet saved his second marriage and overcame years of PTSD with help from MDMA therapy
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be hard to treat, especially in veterans. Rachel Nuwer shows how…
Rachel Nuwer
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Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
The US may be the only nation where dogs are set on men inside their cells. The attacks have left m…
Hannah Beckler
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When a 17-year-old had a stroke, the family dog alerted his parents. It saved the teen's life.
When a teen had a stroke, he couldn't speak, but the family dog waited outside his room, alerting h…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Denver just clinched the record for the world's largest animal therapy airport program from LAX. Take a look at how its team of dogs entertain passengers.
In September, Denver International Airport took the Guinness World Record for the largest airport a…
Ryan Hogg
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'Amazing' therapy dog called Digby saves life of a suicidal woman on highway bridge
Emergency services in Devon, England, were trying to prevent a woman from jumping off a bridge when…
Sophia Ankel
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Dogs can smell COVID-19 — and may be better at diagnosing it than a COVID test
Dogs can smell COVID-19. Research suggests that trained canines may replace PCR tests as the standa…
Gabby Landsverk
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Mental-health apps have a dark secret — and it raises important questions about the future of online therapy
In today's edition of 10 Things in Tech: Why bosses are freaked out by WFH, the rise and fall of Ki…
Hallam Bullock
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An 8-year-old Labrador retriever named Moose received an honorary doctorate for helping so many students during his time as a therapy dog
Moose, an 8-year-old Labrador retriever, was awarded the honorary degree after six years of service…
Celia Fernandez
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Hitting the gym, dog-sitting, and actually showing up to meet constituents: Here's how House Democrats spent their 3 weeks without a speaker
As Republicans went through endless cycles of voting behind closed doors, Democrats had more free t…
Bryan Metzger
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Andrew Lloyd Webber says he hated the 'Cats' movie so much that he had to get a therapy dog
The "Cats" movie featured stars like Judi Dench and Taylor Swift, but audiences mocked its anthropo…
Sinéad Baker
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San Francisco International Airport has hired a 14-year-old cat, Duke Ellington Morris, onto its team of therapy animals
Fourteen-year-old Duke Ellington Morris was rescued as a 1-year-old and has worked as a therapy ani…
Clay Walker
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I volunteer at an animal shelter. A senior dog is inspiring me to embrace resiliency.
The author shares how Joey, a dog at the animal shelter she volunteers, has helped her with her rec…
Brooke Metz
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A patient who tried psychedelic therapy said hallucinations of Disney imagery 'hijacked' her experience, blaming her habit of spending 6 hours a day trading Disney pins online
The woman said seeing vivid Disney images, including of Pluto the dog, prevented her from confronti…
Kelsey Vlamis
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When I learned the dog shelter I volunteered with was closing, I had to grieve a building and a place that helped me heal
Volunteering at a dog shelter helped me heal from my eating disorder. When I heard it was closing, …
Brooke Metz
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This therapist uses games like 'Minecraft' to treat patients — and he's trying to make the method catch on
Michael Keady is a so-called "Nerd Therapist" with patients ranging from age 6 to 60. He says playi…
Stefano Montali
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5 causes of hair loss in dogs, from allergies to parasites, and tips to help keep their coat shiny and healthy
Some hair shedding is natural for dogs, but if your pup has bald patches or thinning hair, they may…
Brooke Helton
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9 effective ways to keep your dogs calm during fireworks, according to vets
Vets say that putting your dog in a tightly-fitted thunderjacket and giving them natural remedies l…