Mortimer the bulldog's owner rushed her pet to an animal hospital after the dog stopped eating his food Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering ...

Pacifiers can be a powerful soothing tool in infancy. But when comfort stretches into the toddler and preschool years, it can quietly create new problems. Pediatrian Cindy Gellner, MD, walks parents ...

PITTSBURGH, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a surgical nurse and a mother, and I wanted to create a pediatric anesthesia mask with an incorporated pacifier to help comfort and soothe a child," ...

Many parents feel that pacis, binkies, dummies — or whatever your preferred word for pacifiers happens to be — are something of a lifesaver. Along with helping babies self-soothe, they can also act as ...