In February 2020, Courtney was  was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 35. Both her mom and father’s sister are breast cancer survivors multiple times over, and because of their histories, she had been in a high-risk breast cancer screening program for 10+ years. Read her story here and how our Post Surgical Bra helped her.

Our 2021 Patient Gift Guide is here! From port tops to masks and PICC Line covers, we have an array of useful products that provide support to those undergoing chemotherapy, infusions for chronic illness, and more. Check them out here!

On Monday, November 8th, innovative healthwear company Care+Wear hosted the second installment of their webinar series, entitled “A Symptom of the Pandemic - Accelerating Patient-Focused Care & Healthcare Consumerism.” Care+Wear brought together leaders in patient-centered care to discuss how the pandemic augmented their approach to healthcare consumerism.

Do you know someone who is still deciding what type of medicine they want to practice? This community blog takes a deep dive into Dr. Johnson's journey to podiatry. If you find this story compelling, pass it along!

A couple of weeks ago, Chat Razdan had the privilege of returning to his alma mater, the University of Virginia (UVA), to meet the generous couple bringing compassion and comfort to 1,000 babies in UVA Health’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

“Sir, You Have Breast Cancer!” These are the first words Harvey heard when being diagnosed with male breast cancer. Yes, men do have breast, tissue and often because no one is checking, male breast cancer is diagnosed when it is much further progressed. Male breast cancer accounts for about 1% of all diagnoses. Each year approximately 2,300 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 500 men will die in the U.S. 

Someone you love has cancer, how can you help? what should you do? What shouldn’t you do? Diagnosed with breast cancer at 24, Montana describes a list of things that got her through the tough times.

Reflecting on Breast Cancer Awareness month, it’s impossible for me not to step back and survey the impact of this disease: one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. That means the devastating reality is that many – if not all – of us will know at least one woman grappling with both the physical and psychological toll of this condition. 

Introducing Our Ultra Grip PICC Line Cover. In developing the new Ultra Grip, we wanted to make a cover that would more securely stay in place while at home or on the go. By adding a non slip silicone band to prevent slippage, the cover better stays in place.

“We first started our partnership with Care+Wear in 2018 with the creation of The Hoodie, which honored Oscar de la Renta who battled cancer for over eight years," says Alex Bolen, CEO of Oscar de la Renta. "The issues that The Hoodie solves for those being treated with cancer were issues that Oscar himself faced. We think he would be pleased that we are helping to find solutions in a fashionable way. We are pleased to continue our partnership with an extended offering of colors.”

As a company built for and by members of the healthcare community, we at Care+Wear have heard firsthand the feelings of defeat and utter weariness that plague clinicians and patients alike as the pandemic rages on. 

We’ve listened to the stories of cancer patients who were once surrounded by a community of fighters and survivors and who are now forced to go without, isolated by the fear of exposing one another to the threat of COVID-19 while immunocompromised and undergoing the stress of treatment. 

My name is Aaishwariya Gulani and I am a 3rd-year student at University of Central Florida.  From my time at UCF, I realized that we all entered medical school full of hope and wide-eyed, not quite sure how the next four years were going to go.  The only thing getting us through was that at the end of it was the job we have been dreaming of for most of our lives: becoming a doctor.  There is so much more to the game that I wanted to share with you, to help better your journey into the healthcare field. 

Amid rising hospitalizations due to COVID, a new survey from leading healthwear company, Care+Wear, finds that the way to improve patient experience is through privacy and communication rather than flashy amenities.

There are many benefits to having a tunneled central venous catheter rather than a regular IV. The most important benefit is that it reduces the number of needle sticks.

"Every dental, optometry, pharmacy, physician assistant, or other medical student looking to enter the healthcare profession should look into a variety of necessary tools to help foster success throughout their journey. As I begin my dental school studies, I want to share with you the top 10 things that can help you through your healthcare journey."

Care+Wear announced a partnership with the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SFVAHC) to outfit select employees in Care+Wear x N Natori scrubs. The partnership will provide fashionable and functional uniforms to team members of SFVAHC’s comprehensive network which provides health services to Veterans through the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and six community-based outpatient clinics in Santa Rosa, Eureka, Ukiah, Clearlake, San Bruno, and downtown San Francisco. 

These innovative scrubs were designed with input from nearly 100 clinicians, medical professionals, and commercial launderers. Created through the lens of Josie Natori, a fashion designer with over 40 years of experience designing ready-to-wear clothing and loungewear, these scrubs are built for comfort and movement and prove that fashion and function can thrive in unison.

Inc. magazine today revealed that Care+Wear ranked number 20 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000. Among this year’s 5,000 honorees, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years. 

Care+Wear has been on a mission to help people to feel like themselves again, and allow them to get back to living their lives. Together, let’s change the way the world looks at and feels about healthcare. Fill out our patient experience survey here!