NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although doctors say many patients in hospitals could be wearing their own clothing below the waist, and most want to, a majority still don’t, according to a small Canadian ...

Cleveland Clinic’s main campus launched a program that provides proper clothing to patients at discharge. The “Discharge with Dignity” program was inspired by a similar program at the system’s ...

“The days of the floral nightie with a shawl wrapped around her shoulders–these are not the elderly of the future,” says Nikla Lancksweert, the cofounder of the patient clothing startup Inga Wellbeing ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Kathy Kling is a paramedic with Susquehanna Regional EMS in Williamsport. Apart from her everyday job of saving lives, Kathy has a deep connection with patients that need a little ...

Listen • 3:57 20170326_wesun_trendy_hospital_clothing_to_make_cancer_patients_dress_well_even_when_unwell.mp3 Undergoing treatment for cancer is hard enough by ...

When a patient arrived at North Colorado Medical Center with a small boy who only had on a diaper, hospital staff jumped into action to care for the child. Nurses provided food and safety for the ...

To assist patients admitted for medical emergencies whose clothes sometimes become soiled or need to be cut off, employees at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., organized a clothing drive, according to ...

A space that is conducive to modesty fosters trust, says Dr Frampton. So make sure the examination table is not visible from the hallway when the door opens, that curtains in dressing rooms close ...

Schenectady, WRGB — We urge you to celebrate giving Tuesday with Ellis Medicine and donate to their patient clothing drive. Joining CBS6 Saturday morning is Lauren Sharkey, a member of the Foundation ...

Thirty-two-year-old Parmind Maula underwent a complex surgery six days ago at Nair Hospital. She has not been given a change of clothes since then. Worse, what she is being made to wear is frayed and ...

Many cultures, including Asian, Hispanic, Muslim, and Jewish, emphasize the importance of same-sex providers in intimate examinations. Familiarity with these parameters sensitizes you to your patients ...