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Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is calling for mothers in the Brisbane area with excess breast milk to help restock the freezers for the state’s premature and low birth-weight babies.
10 April 2024
Much-loved Australian designer and artist Lisa Gorman has joined forces with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to create a limited-edition bandage to encourage Aussies to support the nation’s healthca
05 April 2024
The need for blood is 3 percent higher than the same time last year, while demand for platelets, the clotting agent in blood, is at a record high.
25 March 2024
The first study to look at the prevalence of lesser-known blood groups within the Australian population that need to be “matched” during a blood transfusion shows they have changed, most likely due
05 March 2024
While Australians enjoy an extra 24 hours this month, the bonus leap year day, February 29, means an extra day of need for patients in hospitals.
The three-year collaboration aims to benefit the health and wellbeing of Australians and provide a blueprint for improved ways of working for the not-for-profit organisation.
15 February 2024
People living with cancer are the biggest users of donated blood in Australia, and more are reliant on blood than ever before.
Curtin University and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood are joining forces to develop a new faecal transplant capsule for Australian clinical trials.
18 January 2024
There is no question blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men must change.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has issued its final call for the festive season, asking people to make a life-changing blood donation as the year draws to a close.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is today launching its annual Christmas Blood Blitz to prevent a blood shortage over the festive season and boost supplies for patients in need.
Western Australians will have more opportunities to donate blood next year, with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood today announcing a new pop-up donor centre will be trialled in the state in 2024.
14 December 2023
By Adj. Prof. Stephen Cornelissen AMCEO Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
17 November 2023
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.
31 October 2023
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.
An extra 500 blood donations of O positive and O negative blood are needed every single day over the next fortnight to boost supplies for patients in need.
Australia’s need for donated plasma is continuing to soar, with more than 6,200 life-changing plasma medications and transfusions sent to hospitals nationwide every day.
05 October 2023
Young Australians are being asked to sign up as blood stem cell donors this World Marrow Donor Day to boost declining donor numbers and better meet patient demand.
16 September 2023
UK ex-pats and Aussies who spent time in the UK have made more than 123,000 blood and plasma donations in the 12 months since the ‘mad cow’ ban was lifted, exceeding expectations.
29 August 2023
A new cold-stored platelet product that could reduce bleeding during complex heart surgery and potentially triple the existing product shelf life will be transfused to Australia’s first patient thi
25 August 2023
By Adj. Prof. Stephen Cornelissen AM
CEO Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
11 August 2023
Lifeblood would like to thank everyone who donated blood in response to our appeal for Adelaide mum Amira Soliman. We appreciate your time, generosity, and compassion.
07 August 2023
A nationwide search for the rare blood urgently needed by an Australian mum awaiting heart surgery is making progress but is far from over.
01 August 2023
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