The flimsy hospital gown that ties in the back and leaves backs and buttocks mostly bare has long been a source of jokes, as well as of complaints by patients. Now, some say it's time the unpopular ...

While patient hospital gowns serve a number of practical purposes, the psychological effects of donning them may be more harmful than good, a physician argues in an opinion piece in The New York Times ...

What is it like to be one of the millions of children hospitalized in the U.S. every year? Ask any parent of a seriously ill child and they will explain that it's beyond traumatizing. One California ...

In contrast to the authority and protection the doctor’s white coat confers, hospital gowns make patients exposed, vulnerable and stripped of their identity. By Ersilia M. DeFilippis, M.D. “Here is ...

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma ...

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) -- Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin, Giuliana Demma, ...

PORTLAND, Maine - Whether its blue or spotted or stripped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.

Update: Owner Rachel Zinny emailed me yesterday to say, "I got a nice note form Poppy Montgomery today. She received an Ellie gown with matching swaddle blanket and she said the set “is so ADORBALE!”.

"I hope that my gown makes kids like Emily happy." A boy who created a hospital gown for his sister will now have his design worn by multiple children who are fighting illnesses. Tyler Cepkauskas of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Harrisburg Senators hand-delivered fun custom gowns to children at UPMC Children’s Harrisburg on Wednesday, April 5. Custom gowns are provided by Playgowns, a charitable ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, ...