I’m at the stage of pandemic life when I am still counting the hugs. The first time I invited a good friend not just over to but into my house, postvaccination, sans masks, I couldn’t even wait until ...

Niall Donnan is making it his mission to offer strangers hugs, while documenting it on social media.

The coronavirus has sometimes made hugs a risky proposition over the last several years. Which has made many of us appreciate hugs a whole lot more. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by just how ...

At a time in history when we could all use a good hug, researchers have just advanced the science of the ideal snuggle. Hugging is known to have myriad emotional and health benefits, but will any old ...

In the 1998 movie The Wedding Singer, one of the characters Sammy explained, “What I’m saying is all I really want is someone to hold me and tell me that everything is going to be all right.” Well, ...

Humans need hugs. Little humans, otherwise known as children, even more so. This is scientific fact, supported by countless hugs...er...studies, and the need for ...

Helping others is not something new to one Pennsylvania man, who attended and received over 700 hugs in two and a half hours from individuals at the Pittsburgh Pride parade on Saturday. Going to the ...

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Happy National Hugging Day! This completely made-up holiday (aren’t they all made up anyway?) is all about wrapping your arms around someone to spread joy, give comfort, show support, or celebrate ...

When Scott Dittman learned that his friend was going to the Pittsburgh Pride parade to give out embraces with the LGBTQ advocacy group Free Mom Hugs, he thought that it would be nice to give out some ...