Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates ...

Growing body of evidence suggests laughter and joy are key ingredients in a patient's recovery – even among adults ...

Scientists say spending time with a specially-trained medical clown can shorten the length of hospital stay for children.

Spending time with a medical clown can shorten the length of hospital stay for children with pneumonia, according to research ...

A new study presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress has revealed that medical clowns can significantly aid in ...

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Spending time with a medical clown can shorten the length of hospital stay for children with pneumonia, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna ...

A new study has found that sick children recover more quickly if they are visited by a clown during their time in hospital.

Clowns help sick kids get better quicker, suggests a new study. Laughter is the best medicine, so the old saying goes, and researchers found that youngsters seriously ill in hospital with ...

Spending time with a specially-trained medical clown can shorten the hospital stay for children, say scientists. According to the new study, they can also reduce the duration of intravenous ...