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Giving life is vital... and so are these top reads and fun facts from behind the scenes, to keep front of mind.

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Opinion: Celebrating the Milk of Human Kindness

By Adj. Prof. Stephen Cornelissen AM CEO Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

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Lifeblood and Movember join forces for men’s health

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is uniting with global men’s health charity Movember this month to inspire millions of men across the country to donate blood or plasma.

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Amira's plea - keep donating blood to save lives

It’s been almost three months since Amira Soliman had a critical procedure on her heart. She is now able to enjoy dropping her sons to school and watching them play soccer.

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Lachie’s bone marrow donation gave Jamison life

An urgent bone marrow transplant from a sibling donor was the best option for Jamison, so his older brother Lachie stepped up and did just that.

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Australians respond for Amira

When Australians first heard about Amira, who needed a blood type that we didn’t have in supply, they responded in droves.

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I love that feeling of joy from helping someone out; that my blood has made a difference to another person's life.

Jackie, blood donor

It's my way of giving to the community – I don't get much time to volunteer but I can always find time to donate blood.

Nicola, blood donor

It takes me about a day to get back up after a treatment. I feel amazing. It’s probably what feels normal to everyone else, but it feels special to me.

Hayley, plasma recipient

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What does climate change have to do with blood donation?

Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges of our time.

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Research study update: Beyond the iron gate

People with Hereditary haemochromatosis (HHC) who donate at Lifeblood reported that they feel more like donors than patients. This suggests that Lifeblood could change the way we communicate with them, as we currently communicate with them as “patients”. They did not know much about plasma and had mixed views on being able to donate plasma.

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Check out the latest news, need-to-know tips, stats and facts about blood, plasma, breast milk, microbiome, organ and tissue.

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Keep up to date with research insights, studies and the latest projects from Lifeblood. 

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Milk news

See the latest about breast milk donation, from stories to news hot off the press.

Microbiome news

The latest news and media releases about Microbiome.

School of Lifeblood

From the shelf-life of a donation to the microscopic molecules that decide our blood type, take a crash course in the science behind giving blood and learn about the life-giving power inside all of

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