Hugs with family and friends are expected to be allowed from next week as prime minister Boris Johnson announces further easing of coronavirus restrictions in England. Social distancing rules have ...

Danie van der Lith AS WE MARK National Children’s Day on Saturday, November 1, child-protection advocates are urging families to consider the power of something incredibly simple – a hug.Girls and ...

Let's Hug Day is celebrated every year on Dec. 3 as a day to express your love to someone through the magic of embrace. Hugging is a universal gesture that has been practiced by almost all cultures as ...

Valentine’s Week is here. Chocolates, roses, and dinners take centre stage. But there’s a quiet, powerful gesture often overlooked. It’s simple, free, and takes just seconds. Yet, it melts stress, ...

There are many ways to express your love and care for someone. You can do it with a variety of things, including simple acts of service, sweet words or nice gifts. But sometimes, a warm tight hug can ...

One day several years ago, I spontaneously hugged a patient of mine, Gretchen. It was during a moment in which her despair and distress were so intense that it seemed cruel on a human level not to ...

My face is squashed up against a stranger’s clavicle, my nose breathing in a heady mix of vetiver, fabric softener and something reminiscent of meatballs. Through the thin wall of flesh and clothing ...

I was deeply shaken to learn I had hypopharyngeal cancer. As a physician, I had access to my hospital’s laboratory results, so I took a shortcut: Rather than wait for my surgeon to call me, I looked ...

A new sheriff in a North Carolina has started hugging inmates at the county jail. Motorcyclists — big men, some with tattoos — committed a "mass hugging" in Charleston, South Carolina. A video of a ...