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 Homer Glen, Illinois, entered the Starlight ...

Likening the 100-year-old hospital gown to a prisoner's orange jumpsuit, a prominent British doctor says the "alien, open-at-the-back garment" is in desperate need of a redesign.

A Maryland hospital chain is testing new gowns that offer more coverage for patients' backsides. It's not the first time designers have tried to change the despised garment, without much success.

“The Hospital Gown Gets a Modest Redesign” (The New York Times, January 2018) Each redesign, of course, targets the old-school, butt-baring gown that’s long been a touchstone of cultural ...

Young girl sews cheerful gowns for kids in hospital 01:47. Freehold, New Jersey — After her cousin was diagnosed with cancer at 10 months old, 11-year old Giuliana Demma of Freehold, New Jersey ...

Inspired by their baby cousin, Giuliana Demma, 13, and her 11-year-old sister Audrina have sewn and donated more than 1,800 brightly colored, playfully patterned gowns to hospitalized children in 3… ...

Eleven-year-old Giuliana Demma spends two to three hours after school on her sewing machine making what she calls G’s Giving Gowns — hospital gowns for pediatric cancer patients.

“The whole hospital setting wasn’t exactly appealing to me,” says the 36-year-old pilates and dance instructor. And the idea of wearing a hospital gown was particularly unpleasant.

A 6-year-old boy from Chicago has won a national competition to design a new hospital gown for children. Jack Backe, joined by his family, was honored Wednesday by the Chicago Cubs for the big ...

Old hospital gowns are being turned into octopus shaped poles for intravenous (IV) drips, in the hope of cheering up child patients. Product designer Florence Mitchell came up with the idea for ...