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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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New research reveals 73,000 bags of discarded blood from people with iron disorder

Tens of thousands of people with a common genetic condition who need to give blood as part of their medical treatment are being urged to consider donating at an Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

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Microbiome product gets the green light from the TGA

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s life-changing donor stool product has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for use in patients with a potentially life-threatening bowel i

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New Campaign asks 100,000 Australians to find their reason to donate blood and plasma

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is calling for 100,000 people to become blood and plasma donors, as it launches a new campaign asking people to find their reason to give. 

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James Harrison - our favourite Guiness World Record holder

Sure, there are some impressive record holders throughout history, but how many of them can claim to have saved up to 2.4 million babies?

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Shoba was the only stem cell match in the world

It was a simple email that launched Lifeblood nurse, Shoba, on the path to change a stranger’s life.

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Looking for a reason to give blood? This couple has a few.

To help celebrate the launch of the Life Is The Reason campaign, we caught up with married couple and milestone donors, Amanda and Michael, to find out what motivates them.

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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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How does ABDS link to other projects at Lifeblood?

Dr Alexis Perros is a research fellow, and she's using genomic techniques and samples from the ABDS biobank to help answer questions about blood group systems and iron storage.

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ABDS update

Find out what we’ve found (so far) and what happens next.

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Milk news

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

Microbiome news

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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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