News

Spleen Australia is excited to launch its first consumer webinar, providing practical advice and expert information to help people living with asplenia or hyposplenism understand their condition, reduce their risk of infection and stay well.

One way that we share important information from Spleen Australia to healthcare providers and our community of people living without a functioning spleen is through online webinars. A recent webinar for clinicians investigated the topic: Translating everyday guidelines into everyday care.

September is ITP Awareness Month, providing an opportunity to increase understanding of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), a rare autoimmune bleeding disorder that affects thousands of Australians. 

Australians are being urged to learn the signs of sepsis ahead of World Sepsis Day on 13 September, as health experts warn the condition remains one of the nation’s leading yet least recognised medical emergencies.

RSV can cause serious lung infections especially in older adults and people with weakened immune systems, including those without a functioning spleen. A single RSV vaccine dose gives strong protection.

Winter is peak time for fast‑spreading influenza strain

Recent sepsis case highlights need to protect yourself with vaccination

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccine access expands for Australians, with extra care for asplenia patients

Celebrating Professor Denis Spelman's remarkable career, his lasting legacy in medicine, and the life-saving impact of Spleen Australia

New pneumococcal vaccine guidelines for Aussie kids