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Does Donating Plasma Hurt? 6 Pros and Cons of Plasma Donation

Plasma is the forgotten component of blood. Plasma carries the blood cells namely, White Blood Cells (WBCs), Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and platelets in your body to function.  Their very purpose is to carry nutrients to your body when you need them the most in order to survive. How to donate plasma and does donating… Read More: Does Donating Plasma Hurt? 6 Pros and Cons of Plasma… »

New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors

As investigators closed in on Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin, more than a decade ago, members of the family that owns the company began shifting hundreds of millions of dollars from the business to themselves through offshore entities, the state of New York alleged in a lawsuit on Thursday. The legal… Read More: New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors »

Tired but wired: Why are so many of us suffering burnout and what can we do about it?

After suffering burnout, farmer and author Lorna Sixsmith identified self-care tactics that help her de-stress Emily and Amelia Nagoski Tired but wired: Why are so many of us suffering burnout and what can we do about it? Independent.ie It was last summer that farmer and writer Lorna Sixsmith started experiencing the classic symptoms of burnout.… Read More: Tired but wired: Why are so many of us suffering… »