When you go to the doctor and have to strip down into a gown, it can be a little uncomfortable. Care+Wear and Parsons School of Design are teaming up to change that. They collaborated on a new patient gown design.
Chat Razdan, Co-Founder and CEO of Care+Wear, explains why his company decided to innovate patient gowns, which have largely remained the same for decades. Students at Parsons School of Design helped in the creation of the gown. They worked with eight New York City-area hospitals during the process.
Care+Wear makes healthwear solutions for patients. The company started with PICC line covers, and has since branched out to include chest access clothing and its new patient gowns.
Crab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to plummeting crab numbers. And they're concerned that more of the same awaits this October when officials decide on catch limits for the upcoming season.
Most major car brands admit they may be selling your personal data — though they are vague on the buyers, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.
Tourism-related businesses have always been at the mercy of the weather. But with heat waves, fires and storms becoming more frequent and intense, small businesses increasingly see extreme weather as their next long-term challenge.
