KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kids don’t like clowns. The story exploded out of England recently: A survey conducted by the University of Sheffield polled 250 children, ages 4 to 16, and concluded that hospitals ...

McDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. -- Another strange clown incident involving children is under investigation, this time in Georgia. Two brothers in McDuffie County say they were chased by at least two men dressed ...

Clowning around is taken very seriously by Shrine clowns. More than 50 people with giant red noses and shoes 16 inches long joked around at the annual International Shrine Clown Association conference ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers evaluated the impact of medical clown interventions on sleep quality and hospital stay duration in pediatric patients. Sleep ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It was a special day ...

Dr. Karin Yaacoby-Bianu as the study leader. CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER VIA SWNS. “But their impact on children being treated for pneumonia has not yet been investigated. “Community-acquired pneumonia is ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele with multicolored nylon strings. Moments later, in a beige hospital ward ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, December 27 (UNHCR) - Red noses and silliness have popped up in recent months at UNHCR centres across Damascus, bringing some laughter and happiness to young Iraqis suffering from the ...